Information between 5th March 2024 - 14th April 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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International Women’s Day
73 speeches (36,012 words) Friday 8th March 2024 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con - Life peer) I recently attended a conference in Tunisia of women entrepreneurs and was impressed to meet women from - Link to Speech |
Foreign Affairs
82 speeches (33,311 words) Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Lord Alderdice (LD - Life peer) Finally, I turn to Tunisia, a country that triggered the so-called Arab spring, which gave us such hope - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, Think-Tank for Action on Social Change, and Heritage Foundation The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: It is 40% in Tunisia for people aged between 15 and 24. |
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Middle East Program, CSIS, RUSI, Jonathan Wilks, and The University of Exeter The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: It is 40% in Tunisia for people aged between 15 and 24. |
Written Answers |
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Undocumented Migrants: Tunisia
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 10th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, have they made of the number of illegal migrants who have reached the UK from or via Tunisia in each of the last 3 years. Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The Home Office publishes statistics on detected irregular arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release published on gov.uk. Data on detected irregular arrivals by nationality is published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’ with the latest data up to the end of December 2023. Please note these statistics do not include details of countries of transit, and nationality may differ from country of origin. |
Libya and Tunisia: Borders
Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East) Thursday 28th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the closure of the Ras Jedir border crossing. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Ras Jedir border crossing was closed in both Libya and Tunisia because of recent security disturbances. The UK is monitoring the situation to ensure that we are able to respond appropriately. To foster long-term stability and address the drivers of conflict in Libya, the UK is working alongside our regional and international partners in support of the UN process. |
Rached Ghannouchi
Asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour - Life peer) Monday 25th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Tunisia concerning the case of Rached Ghannouchi, the former Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, who has been detained in Mornaguia civil prison since his arrest in April 2023. Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We monitor the political and human rights situation in Tunisia closely. On 18 April 2023, I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] made clear the UK's view that the wave of arrests, including of Rached Ghannouchi and restrictions on political opposition in Tunisia were eroding the space for plurality. I reiterated this message during my meeting with the Tunisian Foreign Minister on 12 October 2023. The Association Council was also an opportunity for the UK to discuss the principles and benefits of an open and democratic society, of legitimate political opposition, the separation of powers, civil society and an inclusive political process. |
Tunisia: Political Prisoners
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer) Wednesday 13th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Tunisia on the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi and of other opposition figures. Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We monitor the political and human rights situation in Tunisia closely. On 18 April 2023, I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] made clear the UK's view that the wave of arrests, including of Rached Ghannouchi and restrictions on political opposition in Tunisia were eroding the space for plurality. I reiterated this message during my meeting with the Tunisian Foreign Minister on 12 October 2023. The Association Council was also an opportunity for the UK to discuss the principles and benefits of an open and democratic society, of legitimate political opposition, the separation of powers, civil society and an inclusive political process. |
Secondary Legislation |
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Goods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024 These Regulations regulate the use of goods vehicles on journeys to, in or through the countries and territories in relation to which the United Kingdom has a relevant international agreement (within the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19) (“the 2018 Act”)) relating to the transport of goods by road, and the movement of goods between two points in the EU. Department for Transport Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative Laid: Monday 4th March - In Force: Not stated Found: Tunisia 37. Turkey 38. Turkmenistan 39. Ukraine 40. |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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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: Sudan Suriname 634 Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor -Leste Togo Tunisia |
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: Sudan Suriname 634 Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor -Leste Togo Tunisia |
Friday 15th March 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Revocation) Regulations 2024 Document: Explanatory memorandum (PDF) Found: types of waste to Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Jamaica, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Romania, Tunisia |
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024 (PDF) Found: Sudan Suriname 645 Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor -Leste Togo Tunisia |
Department Publications - Research |
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Thursday 14th March 2024
Home Office Source Page: Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2023 Document: (ODS) Found: 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 20 Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tunisia |
Thursday 14th March 2024
Home Office Source Page: Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2023 Document: (ODS) Found: South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tunisia |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Wednesday 13th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Evaluating the impact of BII industries, technology and services (ITS) portfolio Document: (PDF) Found: BelizeKiribati Tuvalu Marshall Islands Samoa Tonga ‘DELTA’ Default score 0Morocco Botwana Bhutan Tunisia |
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Evaluating the impact of BII industries, technology and services (ITS) portfolio Document: 2022 evaluation of its infrastructure portfolio (PDF, 2 MB) (PDF) Found: Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), c/o African Development Bank (AfDB), Tunis, Tunisia. |
Department Publications - Policy and Engagement |
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Friday 8th March 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Call for comments: draft risk management evaluation of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2024 Document: Chlorpyrifos draft risk management evaluation – additional information (PDF) Found: were Algeria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Honduras, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, the Russian Federation and Tunisia |
Friday 8th March 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Call for comments: draft risk management evaluation of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2024 Document: Chlorpyrifos draft risk management evaluation (PDF) Found: locusts and grasshoppers. report to the FAO by the Pesticide Referee Group Tenth meeting Gammarth (Tunisia |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Mar. 27 2024
Rural Payments Agency Source Page: Notice to Traders 26/24 - Imports of Olive Oil from Tunisia under Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1432 Document: Notice to Traders 26/24 - Imports of Olive Oil from Tunisia under Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1432 (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Notice to Traders 26/24 - Imports of Olive Oil from Tunisia under Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1432 |
Mar. 26 2024
Rural Payments Agency Source Page: UK tariff rate quotas 2024 Document: UK tariff rate quotas 2024 (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: 377,600 79,496,660 Commodity: Olive Oil Order number: 05.4032 - FTA Country of origin: Tunisia |
Mar. 22 2024
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Source Page: Bonamia exitiosa Document: World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Manual chapter Bonamia exitiosa (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: in the Mediterranean Sea in France and in Cornwall in the United Kingdom; and in O. stentina in Tunisia |
Mar. 22 2024
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Source Page: Marteilia refringens Document: World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Manual chapter Marteilia refringens (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: distribution Reported in Albania, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia |
Non-Departmental Publications - Research and Statistics |
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Jan. 16 2024
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 April to 30 June 2023 Document: (ODS) Research and Statistics Found: Standard Issued Military 1 102950 Tunisia Standard Issued Non-military 4 75285 Tunisia Standard Issued |
Draft Secondary Legislation |
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The Goods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024 These Regulations regulate the use of goods vehicles on journeys to, in or through the countries and territories in relation to which the United Kingdom has a relevant international agreement (within the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19) (“the 2018 Act”)) relating to the transport of goods by road, and the movement of goods between two points in the EU. Department for Transport Found: Tunisia 37. Turkey 38. Turkmenistan 39. Ukraine 40. |
Deposited Papers |
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Tuesday 19th March 2024
Source Page: British Council 2022-23 Annual report and accounts. 141p. Document: British.pdf (PDF) Found: )Thailand Carrying out charitable objectives of the British Council– 31 March British Council Tunisia |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Wednesday 13th March 2024
External Affairs Directorate Source Page: Minister for Energy attendance at the Arctic Circle conference in Reykjavik in October 2023: FOI release Document: FOI 202300381920 - Information Released - Documents (PDF) Found: Germany have brokered agreements on hydrogen with Canada, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Australia, Chile, Tunisia |