Asked by: Lord Gove (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the basing of the British Embassy in Tel Aviv; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The UK position on Jerusalem has not changed; the British Embassy is based in Tel Aviv and we have no plans to move it.
Asked by: Lord Gove (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of Iranian compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was implemented on 16 January 2016: Iran placed two-thirds of its centrifuges in storage and dispensed with 98% of its stockpile of low-enriched uranium. For 10 years it will take Iran at least 12 months to produce enough fissile material for a weapon.
Iran's recent ballistic missile test (29 January) was not a breach of the JCPoA, but is inconsistent with UNSCR 2231.
The Government remains concerned about Iran's ballistic missile programme and we continue to urge Iran to abide by UN Security Council Resolution 2231; we are committed to ensuring that UN and EU sanctions which impose restrictions upon this programme continue to be robustly enforced.
The Government remains concerned about Iran's destabilising activity in the region; we continue to encourage Iran to work constructively with its neighbours to resolve conflicts and promote stability.
Asked by: Lord Gove (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a list of public consultations, White Papers and other documents his Department plans to publish to assist the UK in making effective the Government's plans for the UK to leave the EU within the two year timetable from the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, along with other Government Departments, but especially the Department for Exiting the European Union, is working on a wide range of issues to prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU.
Asked by: Lord Gove (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
Firm plans have not yet been made for how we will mark the Balfour Declaration's centenary in November 2017.