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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.