Written Question
Monday 4th February 2019
Asked by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have issued to UK citizens intending to travel to Malaysia; and what advice they have issued to athletes intending to travel to the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
On Sunday 27 January 2019, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. British nationals can find our latest travel advice on the GOV.UK website. We keep this travel advice under constant review and make regular updates.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Apr 2017
Syria and North Korea
"My right hon. Friend says that Russia’s position in Syria does not depend on Assad but that the Assad regime’s position in Syria is wholly dependent on Russia, and that Russia must accept its responsibility for the attack. If Russia’s reputation is to be rehabilitated, the first important step will …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Is there not a need to be even-handed? Many countries have banned people from entering and are indeed deporting people. Does not this underline how right the Government were to warn the UN Human Rights Council of its disproportionate bias against Israel?..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does my right hon. Friend think that our opposition to settlements is somewhat diluted by treating all settlements equally? The Oslo accords and the late President Arafat recognised that there would be land swaps. Would it not be better, as the Prime Minister said, to concentrate on new settlements and …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does my right hon. Friend share my disappointment that the Palestinian authorities did not issue a prompt condemnation of the murder of Israeli soldiers over the weekend? Does he believe that the Palestinian Authority’s glorification of violence, refusal to recognise Israel and refusal to meet face to face is one …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I, too, would like to associate myself with the Minister’s moving words about our late colleague, Jo Cox. As for the general point, my hon. Friend is quite right when he says that this will not help in moving towards a position in which people come together to talk. There …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"There have recently been two initiatives in the region: the extension of fishing rights for Gazan fisherman with Israeli co-operation, and the naming of a basketball tournament after a terrorist who killed 36 people, including 12 children. Which of those two initiatives does the Minister think is more likely to …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Surely there is a big contrast in the growth of extremism. The Israeli authorities deal with Jewish extremism—they investigate, they prosecute and they condemn—whereas the Palestinian Authority names schools after violent extremists, names sporting events after them and glorifies them on television. Will my hon. Friend take this opportunity to …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 20th January 2016
Asked by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Iranian government on the effect on regional relations of the international competition for cartoons and caricatures on the Holocaust organised by the House of Cartoons, under the auspices of the municipality of Tehran.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
Our officials in Tehran have raised our opposition to the proposed Holocaust cartoon competition with their counterparts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Written Question
Wednesday 13th January 2016
Asked by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Iranian government on respecting UN resolutions on Holocaust denial.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
We take very seriously any activities aimed at casting doubt on the occurence of the Holocaust, wherever they occur in the world. We have made clear our concerns about Iran’s policies towards Israel and the Holocaust on many occasions, and most recently we raised our concerns over an alleged proposal to hold a competition in Iran for Holocaust-related cartoons.