Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: PM announces ‘turning point’ in European security as UK set to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030Found: the UK’s defence industry on a war footing, deliver cutting-edge technology and back Ukraine against Russia
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: Prime Minister’s defence speech in Warsaw: 23 April 2024Found: An axis of authoritarian states with different values to ours… …like Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China
Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024
Inquiry: Defence in the Grey ZoneFound: That was a virus unleashed by Russia in June 2017.
Mentions:
1: None together with many of our allies, imposed the largest and most severe package of sanctions ever imposed on Russia - Speech Link
2: None good thing for our own energy security and that of our European allies as they transition away from Russia - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Richard Thomson (SNP - Gordon) global niobium reserve, the majority of cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Russia - Speech Link
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: Defending BritainFound: And crucially, not only are threats to stability growing but the links between states like Russia, Iran
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to support (a) human rights and (b) democracy in (i) sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) other countries.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The UK is a long-standing supporter of an open international order based on respect for democracy and human rights. Globally, our work includes holding Russia to account over its actions in Ukraine and at home and China for its actions in Xinjiang province; and supporting the Human Rights Council and the Summits for Democracy. Across Africa, our human rights work has included support to media freedom in South Sudan, human rights defenders in Zimbabwe, and tackling child exploitation in DRC. We have also partnered to support democratic institutions: for example, the judiciary in Kenya, civil society in Nigeria, and the African Union (AU), through our £7 million AU Conflict and Governance programme.
Apr. 22 2024
Source Page: PM to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on visit to PolandFound: some 400 vehicles, 1,600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition PM to discuss the threat from Russia
Apr. 22 2024
Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.Found: Docherty MP Responsibilities include: ● Operations and Operational Policy ● Africa ● US ● Ukraine & Russia
Laid - 22 Apr 2024 In Force 28 Apr 2024
These Regulations make changes to the operation of official controls during the transitional staging period (“the TSP”), established under Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, …
Found: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, the following parts of Russia