UK Parliament
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

In Parliament

As a Minister, James responds to debates and answers MPs’ questions.

Minister for Middle East and North Africa

James is the Minister for Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). James was first appointed as a joint Minister of State in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development on 13 February 2020.

For details of his areas of responsibility visit his page on the FCDO section of the UK Government website:

The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Minister for Middle East and North Africa

In Parliament
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James Cleverly responds to debate on radicalisation in the Palestinian school curriculum

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a Westminster Hall debate on radicalisation in the Palestinian school curriculum.
James Cleverly responds to urgent question on the security situation in Syria

James Cleverly responds, on behalf of the Government as Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, to an urgent question on the security situation in Syria.
Cabinet Office Questions

James Cleverly answers MPs’ questions to the Cabinet Office.
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James Cleverly answers questions on Brexit preparations

James Cleverly answers MPs’ questions to the Cabinet Office on Brexit preparedness.
Questions to the Department for Exiting the European Union

James Cleverly answers MPs’ questions to the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Questions to the Department for Exiting the European Union

James Cleverly answers MPs’ questions in relation to his Ministerial portfolio in the Department for Exiting the European Union.
James Cleverly highlights the link between recreational drug users and knife crime

Speaking in Prime Minister’s Questions, James Cleverly calls on the PM to highlight the very real connection between recreational drug usage and gangs and knife crime which is doing so much damage to young people on our streets.
James Cleverly asks the Government about the recent Nigerian elections

James Cleverly questions the Government about accusations of vote rigging in the recent Nigerian elections and any support given to ensure the integrity and independence of the judiciary in Nigeria.
James Cleverly calls on Government to send clear message on FGM

James Cleverly speaks in a debate on the Third Reading of the Private Member’s Bill to outlaw Female Genital Mutilation and calls on the Government send a clear message the religious and cultural sensitivities cannot and must not be used as a shield to hide behind when practices such as this are being discussed.