To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government has made a recent proposal to the Secretary General of the UN regarding the rotation of the countries holding a veto in the UN Security Council. (246218)

The Government have made no such proposal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the UK last used its veto in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (a) alone and (b) with one or more other members of the UNSC doing so at the same time separately or collectively, with other members of the UNSC. (246219)

The UK last used its veto alone in the UN Security Council on 29 September 1972. The UK last used its veto with one or more members of the UNSC on 23 December 1989.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times the UK has used its veto in the UN Security Council (UNSC) (a) alone and (b) with one or more other members of the UNSC doing so at the same time in the last 20 years. (246220)

The UK has used its veto in the UN Security Council 30 times. It has used its veto alone five times. On the remaining 25 occasions, it used its veto at the same time as other members of the P5.