May. 01 2024
Source Page: Bahrain: Knowledge Base profileFound: Bahrain: Knowledge Base profile
Oral Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Committee: International Relations and Defence CommitteeFound: Norton: I was in Saudi Arabia yesterday meeting with Foreign Ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain
Oral Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Inquiry: Export-led growthFound: UK, Sold to the World”, but we change it depending on where we go, so “Made in Bristol, Sold to Bahrain
Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 3 April (HL3297), which ambassadors have accepted offers of gifts or hospitality to attended F1 races in the last three years in Gulf States as recorded through management assurance processes; which races they attended; and who offered the gift and hospitality.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As the answer to Question HL3297 made clear, all FCDO Staff are expected to maintain the highest standards of propriety and regularity at all times in line with the Civil Service Code and Diplomatic Service Code. It is recognised across HMG that, for example, the exchange of gifts and hospitality have long been an important part of building relations, particularly overseas. The motorsport industry provides significant economic opportunities for the UK, generating over £10 billion in revenue each year, and UK Ambassadors to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have regularly attended F1 events as part of their official duties. Offers of gifts or hospitality to FCDO officials are recorded and regularly audited under our management assurance processes.
Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: Q43 The Chair: Good afternoon to General Sir Nick Carter in Bahrain and Dr Roberts here in London.
Found: condemned the Iranian attack on Israel . 48 Statements by Arab states In the Gulf Cooperation Council, Bahrain
Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether Bahrain has paid for the flights or accommodation of any Minister visiting that country in the past four years; and if so, who the Ministers were, what were the reasons for their visits, and the cost of (1) the flights, and (2) the accommodation.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We do not hold this information on behalf of HMG; it is held by each Government department for their own ministers. In the case of FCDO Ministers, we do not hold this information centrally and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The FCDO publishes details of FCDO Ministers' meetings with external organisations, gifts (given and received), hospitality and overseas travel every quarter. This information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fcdo-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.
Apr. 21 2024
Source Page: Minister for the Middle East travels to The Gulf for talks on regional securityFound: Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon arrives in Bahrain today (Sunday 21 April) before travelling to the
Found: a month after the operation began, behind France , Australia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Emirates, Bahrain