Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department for Business and Trade

Jun. 26 2023

Source Page: Protection of Trading Interests
Document: Protection of Trading Interests (webpage)

Found: These laws are currently extraterritorial US sanctions against Iran and Cuba (“proscribed sanctions”)

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Bill Documents
1 May 2024 - Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Hunters & Frankau Ltd (TVB22)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24

Found: We are the UK’s main importer and distributor of hand-made cigars from Cuba and other countries in the

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Lords Chamber
Christians: Persecution - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) and the noble Lord, Lord Curry, mentioned India; Laos has jumped 10 places to 21st in the watch-list; Cuba - Speech Link

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Select Committee

Laura Devine Immigration, London

EBM0021 - Electronic border management systems

Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Inquiry: Electronic border management systems
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: 2011 are not eligible to travel or be admitted to the US.9 VWP nationals who have travelled to Cuba

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Written Question

Cuba: Politics and Government

Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Government (a) agencies and (b) other bodies were (i) operating in Cuba and (b) otherwise working with the Cuban government as of 23 January 2023.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As of 23 January 2023, the UK is represented in Cuba by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through our Embassy in Havana. UK Visas and Immigration (the division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system) also operates from the Embassy. The British Council (the UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities) has been working in Cuba since 1998 and celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023.

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Commons Chamber
Tributes to Sir Tony Lloyd - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Navendu Mishra (Lab - Stockport) remember inviting him to speak at an event at the Mechanics’ Institute in Manchester in 2017 for the Cuba - Speech Link

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Westminster Hall
Human Rights in Hong Kong - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) fastest growing political prisoner populations in the world, rivalling authoritarian states such as Cuba - Speech Link

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Lords Chamber
Long-Term Strategic Challenges Posed by China - Thu 19 Oct 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Balfe (Con - Life peer) If we look at the United States and its treatment of Cuba, do we say, “Well, it’s okay to treat Cuba - Speech Link

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