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Select Committee
Commodore (Retd) M. C. Clapp CB,, and Rear Admiral (Retd) E. S. J. Larken DSO
ACRM0001 - UK amphibious capabilities and the Royal Marines

Written Evidence Feb. 14 2024

Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)

Found: makes the RN a premier Navy a premier navy and forms the basis of close relationships with the United States


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage - Mon 05 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) That shows the gulf between the sort of support, help and advice that one might expect as a victim of - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) Victim Support states that this is often the reason why victim-survivors do not seek support sooner.The - Speech Link
3: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I believe that our doing so sent a clear message, not only within the UK but overseas, that Britain is - Speech Link
4: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) It explicitly states that victims are entitled to receive services regardless of resident status, which - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 13 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) partners to deter those destabilising activities, including on the interdiction of Iranian weapons in the Gulf - Speech Link
2: James Duddridge (CON - Rochford and Southend East) this space of Russia and China, which may use artificial intelligence to undermine British interests overseas - Speech Link
3: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) Just three weeks ago, the Government announced a further cut in aid to the region. - Speech Link
4: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Friend agree that we should be spending more of our overseas aid on stabilising lives in such places - Speech Link
5: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) It is also the fourth year in a row that this Government have cut aid to those countries. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Home Office, Home Office, and Border Force

Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024

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

Found: We want to make sure that we aid that understanding among travellers.


Lords Chamber
Defence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report) - Fri 30 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (CON - Life peer) Ministry of Defence and are often more likely to be among the most innovative firms that abound here and overseas - Speech Link
2: Lord Stirrup (CB - Life peer) The Whips will no doubt pray in aid the pressure of government business. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Helic (CON - Life peer) The United States was forced to step up. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) We recognise that significance and we maintain an enduring presence in the Gulf. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Armed Forces - Thu 07 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Soames of Fletching (CON - Life peer) has deployed in excess of 150 Army Reserve soldiers in support of operations and other defence tasks overseas—it - Speech Link
2: Lord Liddle (LAB - Life peer) But there are always arguments and many other worthy claims—that we have to spend more on overseas aid - Speech Link
3: Lord Walker of Aldringham (CB - Life peer) The price of failure in something such as the Gulf War would most likely be catastrophic for the nation - Speech Link
4: Lord Mountevans (CB - Excepted Hereditary) We have not said a lot about their contribution to humanitarian aid in times of weather or health emergencies - Speech Link
5: Lord Soames of Fletching (CON - Life peer) they remain the same, as do the forecasts: it was all very difficult—there were endless difficulties overseas - Speech Link


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

Dec. 09 2023

Source Page: UK backs work to protect global water and food supplies at COP28
Document: International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change (PDF)

Found: Office3 The impact of COVID-19, climate change, conflict, and migration show how events that begin overseas


Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Report stage - Wed 25 Oct 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) It is perfectly legitimate to call for a ceasefire to address that crisis and let humanitarian aid flow - Speech Link
2: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) Those overseas supply companies could take legal action under this legislation on the grounds that the - Speech Link
3: None I pray in aid on this point none other than the Supreme Court of France, which ruled as long ago as 2009 - Speech Link
4: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) increasing polarisation throughout the middle east strides the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas - Speech Link


Select Committee
Tenth Report - Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia

Report Nov. 10 2023

Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: in Central Asian polities 17 Lack of enforcement 19 Capacity building 20 Ownership transparency in Overseas


Grand Committee
Foreign Policy - Wed 03 May 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops) I raise this is that His Majesty’s Government have made a conscious decision to reduce spending on overseas - Speech Link
2: Lord Frost (CON - Life peer) result of the Ukraine war, but we must also keep investing in others that matter, particularly the Gulf - Speech Link
3: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) Money spent on aid and development overseas, quite apart from the supervening moral imperatives involved - Speech Link
4: Lord Bishop of Leeds (Bishops - Bishops) I ask this simply because there is often a great gulf between our perception of ourselves and that held - Speech Link