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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Rohingya Community (Burma)

"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Main, not least because I know that you take a particular interest in matters affecting the part of the world on which I am about to speak through your work with the all-party parliamentary group on Bangladesh. I am …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Rohingya Community (Burma)

"As I was saying, when I last secured a debate on this subject in Westminster Hall in September 2012, it was on the back of ugly sectarian violence in Rakhine between the Buddhist community and the Muslim Rohingya people. At that time, tens of thousands of the Rohingya community were …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Rohingya Community (Burma)

"My hon. Friend puts it well. I know that she has spoken out on these issues in the past and I am pleased that she has had the chance to put her views on the record again.

I have spoken to aid agencies that work in this part of the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Rohingya Community (Burma)

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that intervention; she is absolutely right, as is Aung San Suu Kyi. As an aside, I say to my right hon. Friend that I am delighted that she is standing again at the next election, because she is an eloquent and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Rohingya Community (Burma)

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention and she is absolutely right. If she will bear with me, I will touch on that issue when I refer to the Rakhine state action plan.

I just wanted to put on the record that even though there is debate …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Rohingya Community (Burma)

"The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point; I know that he has spoken out many times on this issue. The focus of this debate is indeed on Burma-Myanmar, but there are questions for the Bangladeshi regime as well; perhaps the Minister could touch on Bangladesh when he responds.

I …..."
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Written Question
Christmas Cards
Tuesday 6th January 2015

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) other organisations receive Christmas cards from his Department.

Answered by David Lidington

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office carefully considers all expenditure, including the purchase of Christmas cards, to ensure that the Department’s spending represents good value for money.

The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Written Question
Take-away Food
Thursday 4th December 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on take-away food for staff since May 2010.

Answered by David Lidington

It is not possible to answer this question without incurring disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Catering
Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.

Answered by David Lidington

The net amount spent on hospitality and catering with the contracted caterer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the UK during the period May 2010 to November 2014 is £818,259. The equivalent figure for spend with the contracted caterer for the period 2005-2010 is £1,599,274.

The FCO provides hospitality for a wide range of Government events to support the UK's national interests, promote British business and attract foreign investment. All spending is rigorously scrutinised to ensure that it represents good value for money for British taxpayers.

Expenditure by overseas posts is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Written Question
Art Works
Friday 28th November 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on transporting, installing and removing works of art from the Government Art Collection for the display of artwork in his Department since May 2010.

Answered by David Lidington

This information is not held centrally and cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.