Mentions:
1: Lord Scriven (LD - Life peer) diplomats take seriously concerns raised about human rights violations and are seen not to potentially aid - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) are currently pushing through your Lordships’ House, formally the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas - Speech Link
3: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) power and the influence that UK institutions can wield through the BBC, the British Council and our aid - Speech Link
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) guiding principles on business and human rights, including in their management of supply chains here and overseas - Speech Link
5: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) I have set out how His Majesty’s ambassador and all Crown servants overseas follow the policies of His - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) The recent pauses in fighting were a welcome opportunity to get hostages out and aid in. - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) I have recently been appointed as the FCDO Minister responsible for the overseas territories. - Speech Link
3: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) As you know, Mr Speaker, our global British family in the UK overseas territories contains 94% of all - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) partnerships with Israel developing across the middle east: one thinks in particular of the Emirates and Bahrain - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) him on visits to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt, as well as the visits I have made to Qatar, Bahrain - Speech Link
2: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) taken to ensure the meaningful inclusion of women in every aspect of decision-making about Britain’s overseas - Speech Link
3: Baroness Prashar (XB - Life peer) force for good and for our national interest and security, what we do and how we behave at home and overseas - Speech Link
Written Evidence Nov. 09 2023
Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 CenturyFound: SOT0026 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century St Helena Independent Ltd Written
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: rights failings in the MENA region, such as those of: Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Shaikh Ali Salman (Bahrain
Jul. 29 2008
Source Page: Overseas travel by ministers 2007-08. 58 p.Found: Overseas travel by ministers 2007-08. 58 p.
Jul. 17 2023
Source Page: UK–Middle East and North Africa region development partnership summaryFound: We publish it to further increase transparency in our aid spending.
Mentions:
1: Lord True (CON - Life peer) Israel normalised relations with the UAE and Bahrain through the Abraham Accords and moved towards normalising - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (LAB - Life peer) There must be proper protection for those who put themselves in danger to deliver such aid and medical - Speech Link
3: Lord Newby (LDEM - Life peer) It is also vital that the Government make humanitarian aid available with immediate effect, and it is - Speech Link
4: Lord True (CON - Life peer) We are providing £27 million in overseas development aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories this - Speech Link
Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024
Inquiry: UK Small Island Developing States StrategyFound: However, the focus of my submission will be another British Overseas Territory, St Helena, which I visited
Mentions:
1: Daniel Kawczynski (Con - Shrewsbury and Atcham) will briefly mention the allegations of Iranian influence in the disturbances and difficulties that Bahrain - Speech Link
2: Daniel Kawczynski (Con - Shrewsbury and Atcham) Yes, we do go overseas on visits where we try to increase our understanding of other nations. - Speech Link
3: Lyn Brown (Lab - West Ham) after generation lives with precious little opportunity, almost entirely dependent on humanitarian aid - Speech Link