Written Question
Tuesday 10th June 2014
Asked by:
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by UK forces in the search for the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Answered by Mark Simmonds
The UK is working with the US, France, Nigeria, its neighbours and international partners to provide advice and assistance to the Nigerian Government to help them secure the safe release of the schoolgirls and defeat Boko Haram. Our SENTINEL aircraft, as part of a number of allied surveillance assets, continues to conduct over-flights of Nigeria and a team of UK experts is working alongside US and French counterparts in Nigeria in the Intelligence Fusion Cell to assist the Nigerians in locating the abducted students. I look forward to taking further stock of this activity, and wider work to tackle Boko Haram, with Foreign Minister Wali and representatives from Nigeria's neighbours, the US, France, Canada, UN, AU and EU at this week's ministerial meeting on security in northern Nigeria.
Written Question
Monday 9th June 2014
Asked by:
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made towards negotiating a peaceful solution with Iran on the nuclear issue.
Answered by Hugh Robertson
The November interim agreement between the E3+3 and Iran was a significant first step to resolving the nuclear issue. It has created time to negotiate a comprehensive agreement. On this we are making progress although we are under no illusion about the difficulty of reaching a successful outcome. Talks resume on 16 June in Vienna, with the aim of reaching an agreement by the 20 July which is when the interim deal currently expires.
Written Question
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Wednesday 14th May 2014
Asked by:
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the total market value of his Department's properties in each country.
Answered by David Lidington
The net book value of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's property (land and buildings) in the UK and overseas as at 31 March 2014 was £2,015m. This excludes property held by our non-departmental public bodies. Individual valuations per country cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Apr 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"This is the first opportunity I have had to put on the record my sadness at the passing of Margo MacDonald, the former SNP Member for Glasgow, Govan. I am sure that Members on both sides of the House would wish to pass on their condolences to Jim Sillars—himself a …..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Mar 2014
Ukraine
"Does the Foreign Secretary acknowledge that there are legitimate and acceptable ways in which to pursue constitutional change—[Interruption]—and that, in such a way, the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski have highlighted the forthcoming independence referendum in Scotland as an agreed process? …..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Mar 2014
Ukraine
"The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has a huge opportunity to make a difference on the ground and assist with de-escalation. What efforts are being supported at the OSCE headquarters in Vienna to ensure that the largest-scale monitoring mission is dispatched as soon as possible?..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Foreign Secretary is right to describe the common fisheries policy as a disaster, but in fairness he should probably acknowledge that it was a Conservative Government who signed us up to it in the first place. He is also aware that Cabinet documents have shown that the Scottish fishing …..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Thu 16 Jan 2014
Syria
"All diplomatic progress involving Iran and Syria is welcome, but the Foreign Secretary is right to highlight the fact that the situation involving refugees in Syria is calamitous. It is also right to support refugees in situ in neighbouring countries, but there are thousands of refugees who have made it …..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2014
Syria
"All diplomatic progress involving Iran and Syria is welcome, but the Foreign Secretary is right to highlight the fact that the situation involving refugees in Syria is calamitous. It is also right to support refugees in situ in neighbouring countries, but there are thousands of refugees who have made it …..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2014
European Council
"On the question of European enlargement and immigration, I pay tribute to the overwhelming majority of citizens from elsewhere in the European Union who, in my constituency in Scotland and in the rest of the UK, work hard, pay their taxes and are a benefit to society. Will the Minister …..."Angus Robertson - View Speech
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