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Written Question
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Reviews
Tuesday 4th February 2020

Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The titles of the reviews currently being undertaken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are not held centrally and to compile this information would incur disproportionate cost.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)

"Last week, I asked the Prime Minister whether, if the Bill became law, he, as the Prime Minister of our country, would obey the law. He said that he would, and so would the Government. The next day he announced that he would rather be dead in a ditch than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

"Defence Secretary...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

"I congratulate the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) on securing this debate, ahead of tomorrow’s International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. I join him and others who will celebrate the gains that LGBTQI people in the UK have made since the decriminalisation of homosexuality …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

"I could not agree more. I will refer to social media briefly later, but I think we need to contemplate far more when considering how to tackle the threat.

In the aftermath of the EU referendum in the UK, there was a spike in all sorts of hate crime. In …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

"Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that there is a real problem of homophobic bullying in the workplace and that often those best placed to deal with it are the trade unions? Will he say something about how his Government could assist trade unions in fighting the kind of discrimination …..."
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Written Question
Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid
Thursday 28th February 2019

Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what programmes his Department runs in Sierra Leone.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) runs programmes in Sierra Leone funded by the UK's Global Britain Fund. These cover issues such as access to justice, legal education and empowerment for women and girls in Sierra Leone, and LGBT rights. The FCO also runs the Chevening Scholarship programme in Sierra Leone which aims to achieve FCO objectives by creating lasting positive relationships with future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers. Her Majesty's Government also runs programmes in Sierra Leone to support human and economic development, governance and security sector reform, delivered through the Department for International Development and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. These include 'Saving Lives in Sierra Leone 2016', 'Rehabilitation of Freetown's Water Supply System', 'Leh Wi Learn - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme' and the 'International Security Advisory Team' (ISAT).

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 May 2018
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords]

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 May 2018
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords]

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his generosity in giving way. Does he agree that, although this is progress, it will be effective only if we have the light of transparency and these registers are available publicly, and not just to law enforcement authorities?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 May 2018
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords]

"My hon. Friend is making an extremely good speech. Does she agree that the time for secrecy in all these jurisdictions is now over? We need transparency so that we can minimise the abuse—whether tax evasion, tax avoidance, or the laundering of criminal money—that is becoming more and more of …..."
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