Information between 9th April 2024 - 19th April 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
125 speeches (10,636 words) Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) UK is using all our diplomatic channels to support international negotiation efforts facilitated by Egypt - Link to Speech |
Human Rights: Consular Services
27 speeches (10,903 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Anna McMorrin (Lab - Cardiff North) Alaa Abd El-Fattah is a human rights activist who spent almost a decade in prison in Egypt. - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
129 speeches (9,340 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Gazans are stuck in a cruel and irrational Catch-22 situation: they cannot cross the border to Egypt - Link to Speech |
Iran and Israel
35 speeches (8,141 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con - Life peer) work for, we should be supporting those bilateral alliances between Israel and Jordan and Israel and Egypt - Link to Speech 2: Lord True (Con - Life peer) happens that, because of family reasons—some Members of the House will know that I have connections in Egypt—a - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Submissions on the Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Airfield Wethersfield) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers etc.) Special Development Order 2024 and the Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Scampton) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers etc.) Special Development Order 2024, and government response Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Found: triggers traumatic experiences among residents, many of whom have had experiences of other ‘camps’, in Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Self-employed/SDAFA MUL0013 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: In January 2024, the BRICS underwent its first major enlargement process with the accession of Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office MUL0014 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: At the 2023 Summit, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - University of East Anglia, City, University of London, and University of East Anglia MUL0002 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: and shaming” approach via its public statements, which targeted countries such as Belarus, China, Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation MUL0003 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: As of January 1, 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - The Foreign Policy Centre MUL0018 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: international attention and paved the way for existing members to expand the bloc by inviting Argentina, Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) MUL0016 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: with various countries such as with the CAN, India and South African Customs Union, Israel, and Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Northumbria University MUL0008 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: the members of ILRS are China, Russia, Venezuela, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Belarus, and Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - China Strategic Risks Institute MUL0004 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: own and become a serious ‘minilateral grouping’ expanding to include South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt |
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Official Visits
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Tuesday 16th April 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many foreign officials have been granted special mission status to visit the UK in each year since 2011; and if he will list the (a) names and (b) country of origin of those officials. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) As set out in 2013 by the former Foreign Secretary William Hague, a special mission is a 'temporary mission, representing a state, which is sent by one state to another with the consent of the latter, in order to carry out official engagements on behalf of the sending state'. Since starting to issue special mission status (SMS) certificates in 2013, the FCDO has given consent for 57 special mission status visits to the UK for the following officials and their delegations:
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Israel: Hamas
Asked by: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take, along with international partners, to secure a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war. Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Government has long been calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life. The UK welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution 2728 on 25 March, which reflects international consensus behind the UK's position. Vital elements for a lasting peace include:
The Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister have reiterated these messages in their contacts with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other senior Israeli political leaders, as well as leaders in Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia Lebanon, Egypt, and the UAE in recent weeks. |
Bill Documents |
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Apr. 15 2024
HL Bill 38-II Second marshalled list for Committee Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: ) Bill (g) Democratic People's Republic of Korea; (h) Democratic Republic of the Congo; (i) Egypt |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Thursday 18th April 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Graves of five soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment identified on the Western Front Document: Graves of five soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment identified on the Western Front (webpage) Found: On 18 July 1915 he arrived in Egypt and was posted to 1st Battalion who were fighting in Gallipoli. |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption Document: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_en.pdf (PDF) Found: the United Arab Emirates, Spain, France, Belgium, Argentina, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Egypt |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital Document: IBRD (PDF) Found: 2,274.7 Djibouti 2.8 93.8 Dominica 3.2 79.4 Dominican Republic 17.2 302.6 Ecuador 24.1 437.7 Egypt |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Tuesday 9th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: British International Investment (BII) longitudinal mobilisation study evaluation reports: renewable energy investments and BII-backed funds Document: (PDF) Found: ‘Alcazar Energy Egypt Solar 1 SAE’. https://www.bii.co.uk/en/our-impact/direct-header/alcazar-energy-egypt-solar |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: British International Investment (BII) longitudinal mobilisation study evaluation reports: renewable energy investments and BII-backed funds Document: British International Investment (BII) longitudinal mobilisation study evaluation reports: renewable energy investments and BII-backed funds (webpage) Found: decarbonising India’s energy mix away from coal and support job creation the Benban solar power park in Egypt |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Thursday 11th April 2024
External Affairs Directorate Source Page: Donations to UNRWA for Gaza: FOI release Document: FOI 202400396149 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF) Found: that there is currently no access for humanitarian aid to get into Gaza as the Rafah border between Egypt |