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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United States: Leaked Messages

"My Lords, Sir Kim Darroch is a great public servant. All noble Lords who have had the privilege of dealing with him as ambassador to Washington, and before that at UKREP, would support that view. UKREP is at the cutting edge of the practical application of government policy. As a …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Council of Europe: House of Lords Members’ Contribution

"My Lords, the Foreign Secretary has been dismissed and a new one has not yet been appointed, so I think that, at this moment in time, the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, is the Foreign Minister of the country. He has supreme power. I hope that he uses it wisely in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Yemen

"My Lords, we hugely respect the Minister for the efforts that he makes, but does he believe that what he does makes a blind bit of difference to anything that is going on in Yemen?..."
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Written Question
Jamal Khashoggi
Monday 5th November 2018

Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make available to the Intelligence and Security Committee classified information that they may possess relating to any threats to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.


Written Question
Jamal Khashoggi
Monday 5th November 2018

Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish an inquiry into reports that the security services possessed intelligence concerning the threat to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.


Written Question
Jamal Khashoggi
Monday 5th November 2018

Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they possessed any intelligence about a threat to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Oct 2018
Jamal Khashoggi

"My Lords, why do we not follow the German Government and suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia?..."
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Written Question
UK Joint Delegation to NATO
Wednesday 2nd August 2017

Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

Her Majesty's Government, as at 1 July, how many staff were attached to the UK Permanent Representation to NATO.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

There are 18 FCO UK-based members of staff and five FCO Locally Engaged members of staff working in UKDel NATO.

The Ministry of Defence also supports 18 military personnel and 10 civilian staff in the joint Delegation.


Written Question
UK Joint Delegation to NATO
Wednesday 2nd August 2017

Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the Office of the UK's Permanent Representative to NATO in 2016-17.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

​The 'Cost of Post' to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for the UK Delegation to NATO in Brussels in Financial Year 2016-17 was £2,953,128. This figure represents the Total Direct Expenditure including Management and Support activity.


Written Question
Council of Ministers
Tuesday 1st August 2017

Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

Her Majesty's Government how many formal and informal meetings of the Council of Ministers of the EU, and its committees, ministers attended in 2016.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

​Given the frequency of meetings and recent Ministerial changes, we would not be able to collate the attendance for 2016 in a way that would able us to answer your request without exceeding the appropriate cost and time limit.