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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent discussions he has had with the Colombian Government on the policing of protests and incidents of violence against protesters in that country. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am grateful for that answer, but the truth is that the UK Government are providing extensive training and support to Colombian police, despite evidence of extensive police brutality, with up to 43 people allegedly murdered, a catalogue of sexual assaults and people being blinded by having tear gas canisters …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 May 2021
Belarus: Interception of Aircraft

"I am delighted to hear the Foreign Secretary say that the Government will take a very tough response to this act of air piracy. Does the Foreign Secretary detect any sense of reticence from his counterparts in other countries in their response and any suggestion from them that we should …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Government Support for NGOs and Churches in Developing Nations: Covid-19

"I remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to the normal practice in order to support the new hybrid arrangements. The timings of debates have been amended to allow technical arrangements to be made for the next debate. There will also be suspensions between each debate. I remind …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Government Support for NGOs and Churches in Developing Nations: Covid-19

"I call Jim Shannon to wind up the debate and to wish him a happy birthday...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Nov 2020
International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

"I do not intend to read out all the instructions because there are not so many of us in the Room that we are over-spilling the horseshoe. Please clean your microphones and the area around them before and after use, and note the access and exit doors. We circulate around …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 22 Oct 2020
Integrated Activity Fund: Transparency

"We have until about 2.40 pm for Back-Bench speeches before we bring in the Front Bench in and ask Mr Linden to wind up. If I do the maths, that is roughly nine minutes each...."
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Written Question
Colombia: Armed Conflict
Monday 4th May 2020

Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham and Chislehurst)

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 activity of (a) the Gaitanista Self-Defence Forces (AGC) in the Colombian department of Choco and (b) the response of the Colombian security forces to that situation; and if she make a statement.

Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are aware of reports of violence and intimidation by the Gaitanista Self-Defence Forces in parts of Colombia, and in particular the Chocó region. We remain extremely concerned about the continued presence of illegal armed groups in Colombia, and the impact their competition for control of illicit economies has on local people - even more so at this challenging time. The UK Embassy in Colombia is monitoring events in Chocó.

The UK has been vocal in expressing our concern about the effect the activity of these armed groups has on the future of peace in Colombia. We regularly raise these issues with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. Most recently, our Permanent Representative to the United Nations spoke on this issue at the UN Security Council on 14 April, and we consistently press the Colombian Government to focus on extending the rule of law to all parts of the country.

Colombia has made significant progress in its efforts to end the influence of such groups, and we remain steadfast in our support of the Colombian authorities as they work towards sustainable peace.

Written Question
Colombia: Politics and Government
Monday 4th May 2020

Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham and Chislehurst)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to her Colombian counterpart on support for the transitional justice mechanisms of the Colombian peace process.

Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

President Duque's Government has publicly committed to implementing the Peace Accords of 2016 in their entirety. In meetings with the President in London last year the then-Foreign Secretary made it clear that the UK sees the transitional justice system and the involvement of victims as vital parts of the 2016 accords. President Duque's signing of the transitional justice law last June was a positive step forward, and we are pleased that the institutions have since begun their work.

We continue to emphasise our support for transitional justice in Colombia both with the government and in multilateral fora, including most recently at the UN Security Council on 14 April.

The UK Government has contributed over £26 million towards transitional justice mechanisms and victims of the conflict in Colombia since 2016. This includes supporting the truth commission's work to gather testimony from Colombians abroad, including here in the UK. We will continue to work closely with the Colombian government and civil society on the peace process and related matters.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2020
Middle East Peace Plan

"To welcome something that is not going to go anywhere is the equivalent of doing nothing. Surely, given this country’s historical involvement in this part of the world, the Government should convey to the United States, as a critical friend, the message that the plan has no prospect of going …..."
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