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Parliamentary Research
Russian grand strategy - CDP-2023-0009
Jan. 12 2023

Found: On Children and Armed Conflict, we discussed the harrowing impact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 13 Dec 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) I had the privilege of speaking to the first lady at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative - Speech Link
2: Rupa Huq (IND - Ealing Central and Acton) million of their forebears over an eight-year period, and there is also trouble in that region now in Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
3: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) We call on all sides involved in the conflict, especially the Houthis, to abide by the ceasefire agreement - Speech Link
4: Tim Loughton (CON - East Worthing and Shoreham) Today it has cut off the Lachin corridor, cutting off the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh from - Speech Link
5: Nia Griffith (LAB - Llanelli) Government and ensure accountability for alleged war crimes even during operations against jihadist armed - Speech Link

Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2021-22: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes Sep. 02 2022

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552683 2022 Review policy on allergies and fitness to service in the Armed

Select Committee
Formal minutes Session 2019-21 (March to April 2021)

Formal Minutes Jul. 27 2022

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

Found: Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed

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

Jun. 28 2022

Source Page: OSCE has been an important platform to hold Russia to account: UK statement to OSCE
Document: OSCE has been an important platform to hold Russia to account: UK statement to OSCE (webpage)

Found: Moscow Mechanism report found credible evidence of violations of fundamental rights by the Russian Armed

Written Question
Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
Monday 23rd May 2022

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to UNESCO and the government of Azerbaijan to allow a UNESCO mission unimpeded access to document Armenian and Azerbaijan heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a reconciliation measures.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government continues to raise the importance of the protection of all cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh with both the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Armenia and is deeply concerned by reports that both parties have destroyed cultural heritage. We continue to press both sides to ensure UNESCO is able to undertake its crucial work in support of historical and cultural heritage. At this stage, we have not made direct representations to UNESCO regarding their efforts to secure access to Nagorno-Karabakh.

Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 18 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord West of Spithead (LAB - Life peer) The reality is that our Armed Forces are too weak to prevent war—which is the important thing about armed - Speech Link
2: Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LDEM - Life peer) The frozen conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a running sore throughout that time. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Cox (CB - Life peer) desperately needed aid.I turn briefly to the tragic situations in Armenia and the historic Armenian land of Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) the noble Baroness in that respect.The noble Baroness, Lady Cox, also talked about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link

Select Committee
War Studies Department, King's College London, and University of Leicester

Oral Evidence May. 17 2022

Inquiry: Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: that is not with nuclear weapons, and that reserving that right to use nuclear weapons first in any conflict

Written Question
Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Lord Hylton (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 April (HL7590), whether they intend to remind the government of Russia that its peace-keeping force on the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia has the responsibility of enforcing the ceasefire and preventing violations and intimidation by either side.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Select Committee
Dr Sorcha MacLeod (Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen, and Chair at UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries), Christo Grozev (Executive Director and ex-Russia investigator at Bellingcat), and Dr Sean McFate (Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, and Professor at National Defense University)
 University of Copenhagen, Bellingcat, and Atlantic Council

Oral Evidence Apr. 20 2022

Inquiry: The Wagner Group and beyond: proxy Private Military Companies
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: conflicts means that they have a tendency to prolong the armed conflict, because they are motivated