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Commons Chamber
Iran: Freedom and Democracy - Thu 01 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) , whether it is independent political parties, trade unions, striking workers, protesters, civil society - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) and finance, supplies Hezbollah in Lebanon with finance and weapons, supplies Hamas in Gaza with aid, arms - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
War in Gaza - Tue 07 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) The UK rightly defends Israel from the threat of attack by Iran, but will the British Government also - Speech Link
2: Andrew Percy (Con - Brigg and Goole) continue to flow to Hamas from Iran and North Korea. - Speech Link
3: Richard Burgon (Lab - Leeds East) The Government must act now by ending arms sales and suspending the trade talks, because if they do not - Speech Link
4: Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham, Hodge Hill) Can he tell the House what advice he has given the Department for Business and Trade, and when, about - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Situation in the Red Sea - Wed 24 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) We are working with our allies to halt the illegal flow of arms to the Houthi militia. - Speech Link
2: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) We must cut the illegal flow of arms to the Houthi militia. - Speech Link
3: Layla Moran (LD - Oxford West and Abingdon) But this war has driven ordinary, peace-loving people into the arms of the extremes of the debate, and - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) , we must end the illegal flow of arms to the Houthis. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
MENA0028 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: UK-Turkey trade is also critical, with trade hitting nearly £24bn last year as the two countries


Lords Chamber
Red Sea Update - Mon 05 Feb 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where I discussed regional security.Secondly, we must end the illegal flow of arms - Speech Link
2: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) the Houthis are attacking the ships of many nations, threatening maritime security and international trade - Speech Link
3: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) in some form of law, but it has long been accepted that the freedom of the seas and the ability to trade - Speech Link
4: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) This situation is potentially so damaging to the world’s trade—and it must be damaging the Chinese more - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Situation in the Red Sea - Mon 05 Feb 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where I discussed regional security.Secondly, we must end the illegal flow of arms - Speech Link
2: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) The Houthis are attacking the ships of many nations, threatening maritime security and international trade - Speech Link
3: Mark Pritchard (Con - The Wrekin) Iran and the regime—not the Iranian people but the regime in Iran—are behind all this. - Speech Link
4: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Gentleman is right about the importance of trade. - Speech Link
5: Matthew Offord (Con - Hendon) The Suez canal provides $9.4 billion of trade to the Egyptian economy, and the last thing we want is - Speech Link


Deposited Papers

Feb. 23 2024

Source Page: Deter, disrupt and demonstrate: UK sanctions in a contested world: Incl. annexes. 28p.
Document: world.pdf (PDF)

Found: For example, since the killing of Mahsa Amini and the brutal crackdown on protests in Iran, we have


Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Feb. 22 2024

Source Page: Deter, disrupt and demonstrate – UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy
Document: Deter, disrupt and demonstrate – UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy (PDF)

Found: For example, since the killing of Mahsa Amini and the brutal crackdown on protests in Iran, we have


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jan. 25 2024

Source Page: UK and US sanction key Houthi figures to protect maritime security in the Red Sea
Document: UK and US sanction key Houthi figures to protect maritime security in the Red Sea (webpage)

Found: Four key Houthi figures involved in the attacks will be subject to UK asset freezes, arms embargoes and


Commons Chamber
Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - Thu 18 Jan 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) It directs, it arms and it makes sure that Hezbollah acts as its arm in Lebanon and beyond. - Speech Link