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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Intelligence and Security Committee Report on Russia

"Many congratulations from these Benches on your election, Mr Speaker.

There are serious questions to be answered. I say to Members on that side of the House that it is perfectly legitimate for Members on this side of the House to ask the questions that we are asking. Our job …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
British Children: Syria

"I congratulate the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) on asking this urgent question and agree with every single word he has said. Can I ask the Minister what would happen in the event that we are able to repatriate these children? As has already been said, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Oct 2019
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

"As has been said, one cannot imagine what Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family have gone through. Like others, I commend the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for raising this issue.

The Minister talked about three and a half years of lobbying—essentially without success. As has been said, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Hong Kong

"In response to a written question tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), Ministers have confirmed that UK law enforcement agencies provide training to the Hong Kong police. With that in mind, has that training been put through the overseas security and justice …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Hong Kong

"An assessment...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Iran

"Clearly there should be consequences short of military action for Iran for these violations; we cannot stand idly by while it disregards international law. But with a view to de-escalation and bringing to an end what is essentially a cold war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, it would be enormously …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Sep 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The demonstrators have acted largely peacefully, but everyone in the House will have seen the footage of the police acting in an unjustified and extremely violent manner. With that in mind, will the Foreign Secretary commit to ensuring that the UK is not exporting crowd control equipment—water cannons, tear gas …..."
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Written Question
Sanctions
Wednesday 31st July 2019

Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what parts of the Government’s plan for sanctions policy in the event of a no deal Brexit have been implemented.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The Government is ready to implement sanctions if we leave the EU in a no deal scenario. It has laid Statutory Instruments (SIs) for 18 priority geographic and thematic sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (2018). Retained EU law will maintain the remainder as the Government continues to lay SIs; all sanctions regimes will be under domestic legislation by the end of the year. We have also reviewed and strengthened all our individual designation evidence and prepared processes for the efficient and robust operation of our sanctions. As international law requires, the United Kingdom will implement UN sanctions regimes in domestic law after withdrawal from the EU, using the powers in the Act.

Written Question
Brunei: British Nationals Abroad
Wednesday 29th May 2019

Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to safeguard (a) British armed forces personnel and (b) British citizens based in Brunei from strict new laws against homosexuality and adultery in that country.

Answered by Mark Field

The British government has been in close consultation with the Government of Brunei and has ensured the necessary protections are in place with the Government of Brunei to mitigate against any issues that might arise from the introduction of the final phases of the Sharia Penal Code. British Forces have been instructed to conform to all Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice. We encourage all British passport holders visiting Brunei to read the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's travel advice pages which are updated on a regular basis.

On 5 May, the Sultan of Brunei confirmed that the de facto moratorium on the death penalty will apply to the Sharia Penal Code and committed Brunei to ratifying the United Nations Convention Against Torture. We have welcomed these announcements. The Sultan’s assurances confirm the value of addressing sensitive issues such as this, through respectful dialogue and diplomacy and, in that vein, we continue to encourage Brunei to remove corporal and capital punishments from its statues. Brunei’s commitments regarding the death penalty and United Nations Convention Against Torture go a significant way to addressing our anxieties about the human rights situation in Brunei.

Written Question
EU Institutions: Secondment
Monday 6th November 2017

Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK civil servants who have been seconded to the EU are in receipt of a pension; and what the average pension income is per year.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign Office does not hold data centrally on secondees' individual pension arrangements, nor on who is in receipt of an EU pension.