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Written Question
NATO
Tuesday 2nd May 2023

Asked by: Paul Holmes (Conservative - Hamble Valley)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help strengthen NATO unity.

Answered by Leo Docherty

The Foreign Secretary regularly engages with NATO Allies, including most recently at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 3-4 April, where Finland acceded to NATO and Allies demonstrated our continued solidarity with Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary and I [Minister Docherty] will continue engaging extensively with Turkey, Hungary and Allies to ensure swift ratification of Sweden so we can meet at the Vilnius Summit at 32.

Written Question
Palestinians: Detainees
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: Paul Holmes (Conservative - Hamble Valley)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint Submission by Human Rights Watch and Lawyers for Justice to the Committee Against Torture on Palestine, published July 2022, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Palestinian Authority on arbitrary arrest and torture in detention.

Answered by David Rutley

Human Rights is a crucial element underpinning the UK's foreign policy. We continue to urge the Palestinian Authority (PA) to respect human rights, to ensure complaints of mistreatment or arbitrary detention are properly investigated and to continue to improve the performance of the security sector. The UK remains committed to a two state-solution, as Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Minister of State for the Middle East, made clear on his visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories from 11-13 January. And an essential aspect of our efforts to prepare the ground for a two state-solution is to support a stable PA that can deliver services to its people and act as an effective partner for peace with Israel. The UK will continue to monitor these areas closely and raise with the highest levels of the PA.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2022
Elections Bill

"My hon. Friend is correct: we do share an office and I enjoy doing so. He has made a completely acceptable point. Opposition Members keep saying that there is no proof of electoral fraud. Does my hon. Friend agree that I can pick up an electoral card from anyone’s doorstep …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2022
Elections Bill

"I genuinely thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He keeps saying that there is no evidence of voter fraud when it comes to voter identification, so I will very calmly ask him again. If I go to a polling station with somebody else’s voting card and vote on their …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"16. What steps she is taking to establish partnerships founded on shared security priorities following the trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my right hon. Friend for her earlier answer. She recently spoke of building

“a network of liberty across the globe.”

Beyond Australia and the United States, can she advise the House of any other nations with which she would like to deepen our security relationship, to improve our …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"  This month marks six years since the joint comprehensive plan of action nuclear deal was signed, yet Iran has faced no consequences for its flagrant violations of the deal. Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that Iran has failed to live up to its nuclear commitments, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What diplomatic steps he is taking to bring Iran back into compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Recent confirmation from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity at its Fordow facility is enormously concerning, and it is arguably the most significant breach of the JCPOA. Will the Foreign Secretary confirm that his Department will press the new Administration under President-elect …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent assessment the Government have made of the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen. ..."
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