Oct. 26 2023
Source Page: Defence Secretary travels to Middle East on regional security missionFound: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Mentions:
1: Peter Grant (SNP - Glenrothes) People are already dying not just because of military action but because essential supplies of food, - Speech Link
2: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) our diplomatic efforts to increase the flow of aid. - Speech Link
3: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) travelled to Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Qatar and Turkey, and last week he visited Oman, Saudi - Speech Link
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: It has become a hallmark of Middle Eastern affairs to cultivate and aid non-state actors to subvert
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: This submission is a summary of the core arguments of that book, which we believe will aid the Committee
Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) That is why right at the start Britain moved military assets to the eastern end of the Mediterranean. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) We are working extensively with Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, Saudi Arabia and America. - Speech Link
3: Mark Eastwood (Con - Dewsbury) What assessment he has made of the impact of the UK’s non-military support to Ukraine over winter 2023 - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Since 2022, our total humanitarian, economic and military support has risen to more than £12 billion, - Speech Link
5: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) We are supporting Ukraine, and the Prime Minster has announced a further package of military support. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Bilimoria (XB - Life peer) In the debate, we spoke about the possibility of Saudi Arabia normalising relations with Israel. - Speech Link
2: Lord Gold (Con - Life peer) The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and the Emirates know this too well and know who is behind - Speech Link
3: Lord Stone of Blackheath (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Together, these countries—Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Jordan—having become partners in - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has played its role, but there was also an attempt—it was symbolic but nevertheless - Speech Link
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Focussed on aid partnerships , particularly with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, as they become new
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Saudi Arabia could see an 88% increase in agricultural droughts by the same year.
Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: Arabia during its military operation in Yemen.
Mentions:
1: David Lammy (Lab - Tottenham) Gentleman that I was in the west bank, and in Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia—that - Speech Link
2: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) during the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Israel on 24 January, and with regional partners, including Saudi - Speech Link
3: Stephen Crabb (Con - Preseli Pembrokeshire) The very difficult practical negotiations and discussions going on involve Egypt, Israel, America, Saudi - Speech Link