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Written Question
Syria: Refugees
Thursday 27th February 2025

Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safe return of refugees to their homes in Northeast Syria.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The security situation in Northeast Syria remains unstable and we are concerned about the impact that current tensions may have on the civilian population and on civilian infrastructure. Northeast Syria also faces an ongoing humanitarian crisis, with 82 per cent of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. We are working through diplomatic, security and humanitarian channels to monitor and address these issues. Syrians are best placed to make decisions regarding their own future, and we will continue to support refugees and host countries while the situation across Syria remains uncertain. It is essential that international law is respected and that any returns are safe, voluntary, and dignified.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Jun 2022
Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United States

"For me, the former First Lady, Michelle Obama summed this up in her open letter when she said that, when we do not understand our history, we are doomed to repeat its mistakes. As ever, it will be the young, the poor and the vulnerable who will be the biggest …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"It is vital that we do not forget the painful lessons we learned in the wake of Hurricane Irma in 2017, a key component of which is always to have a naval presence in the region ahead of hurricane season. Will the Minister please assure me those preparations are already …..."
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Written Question
British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Tuesday 21st June 2022

Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the Overseas Territories during hurricane seasons.

Answered by Amanda Milling

My Department coordinated a cross-government hurricane exercise earlier this month as part of its review of plans to ensure the UK provides a rapid and effective response this year. In May, officials also hosted a pre-hurricane season conference. We continue to invest in capability and capacity building programmes across the Overseas Territories.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Foreign Secretary has spoken about the work ongoing with the Home Office to process applications of refugees coming over the border into Poland, but people are also flooding over the borders into Romania, Hungary, Moldova and other neighbouring countries. What more can we do on the ground in those …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"4. What steps her Department is taking to help protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Before the Taliban took control, more than 3.5 million girls were in school, and many more were in university and vital roles across the Afghan economy. Taliban spokesmen say that girls can go to school, yet in many areas they are permitted only up to grade 6 or 7, and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Nov 2013
UK Relations with Gibraltar and Spain

"The hon. Gentleman is right; more than 4,000 Spanish nationals cross the border every day to go to work in Gibraltar. Does he agree that, given the parlous state of the Spanish economy at the moment, what he describes is a massive own goal on the part of the Spanish …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Nov 2013
UK Relations with Gibraltar and Spain

"I very much appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s patience with my bobbing up and down. Can he settle the question in my mind about whether the Spanish are equally keen on giving back Ceuta to the Moroccans?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Nov 2013
UK Relations with Gibraltar and Spain

"I understand fully what the Minister says about the need to maintain a good working relationship with the Spanish, but the number of incursions into Gibraltar’s territorial water is unacceptable. Only yesterday, the Gibraltar Chronicle highlighted the fact that there was another Guardia Civil boat in Gibraltar’s waters. He will …..."
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