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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023)
Document: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023) (PDF)

Found: , Myanmar, Syria, Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) 2.2.1 KUWAIT COI document seen CPIN: Kuwait

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
UK Defence and Security Exports

Mar. 12 2024

Source Page: Security and Policing 2024
Document: Security and Policing 2024 (webpage)

Found: France Germany Greece Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kuwait

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Cabinet Office

Mar. 05 2024

Source Page: Cabinet Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, October to December 2022
Document: (webpage)

Found: only) including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc (£) Penny Mordaunt 20/11/2022 22/11/2022 Kuwait

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Business and Trade

Mar. 20 2024

Source Page: Security and Policing 2024
Document: Security and Policing 2024 (webpage)

Found: France* Germany* Greece* Hungary* India Indonesia* Iraq Israel Italy* Japan Jordan Kuwait

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
HM Treasury

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel: 1 July to 30 September 2023
Document: (webpage)

Found: Received Bahrain Ministry of Finance Above Limit Held by department Jeremy Hunt 29/08/2023 Coins Received Kuwait

Scheduled Event - 16 Jan 2024, 2 p.m.
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Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence - Select & Joint Committees
The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Written Question
Middle East: Honours
Tuesday 23rd January 2024

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on how many occasions (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) the United Arab Emirates, (c) Qatar, (d) Bahrain, (e) Kuwait and (f) Oman gave awards to members of the Government (i) without seeking permission from the Government and (ii) regardless of permission being denied between 2014 and 2024.

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

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Honours Secretariat has a record of one request to confer an award on a member of Her Majesty's Government from these six countries. In 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advised that they wished to confer an award on a member of the Government. Due diligence was carried out before the award was accepted. There are no records of any awards conferred without permission.

Other Business
Arbitration Bill [HL]
Lords Special Public Bill Committee: Part 1 - Wed 27 Mar 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) Developments Ltd, which has won worldwide praise; and that of Mr Justice Butcher in Contax Partners Inc BVI v Kuwait - Speech Link
2: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) This was raised in the Nigeria and Kuwait cases that he referred to. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: Nationality in China
Document: Nationality in China (webpage)

Found: about this page Print this page Related content Mexico: prisoner pack Kuwait

Written Question
Middle East: Honours
Tuesday 23rd January 2024

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Accepting foreign awards: UK rules, last updated on 24 November 2021, on how many occasions permission was (a) sought, (b) granted and (c) denied in respect of foreign awards being conferred to members of the Government by (i) Saudi Arabia, (ii) the United Arab Emirates, (iii) Qatar, (iv) Bahrain, (v) Kuwait and (vi) Oman between 2014 and 2024.

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

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Honours Secretariat has a record of one request to confer an award on a member of Her Majesty's Government from these six countries. In 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advised that they wished to confer an award on a member of the Government. Due diligence was carried out before the award was accepted. There are no records of any awards conferred without permission.