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Written Question
Armed Conflict: Schools
Friday 13th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the letter from the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 24 April 2018 to schools that participated in the Safe Schools Declaration, what steps he is taking to encourage international partners to endorse that Declaration.

Answered by Mark Field

The UK is actively encouraging international partners to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration at both official and ministerial level. I was pleased to see the recent endorsements of the Declaration by Germany and by Djibouti. At a UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on 9 July, the UK called upon all UN Security Council members and UN member states to endorse the Declaration. We will continue to make representations to countries who have yet to endorse the Declaration.

Written Question
LGBT People: Young People
Thursday 12th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government is supporting young LGBT+ people in line with the Safe Schools Declaration.

Answered by Mark Field

The UK is fully committed to the promotion and protection of LGBT rights. The Safe Schools Declaration is a humanitarian pledge to protect all children, students and education personnel in schools and educational facilities from attack during armed conflicts and protracted crises. The Government is in the process of implementing the Declaration and its supporting guidelines. The Declaration and its guidelines do not make specific reference to matters relating to LGBT persons.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
Detainee Mistreatment and Rendition

"The Committee has met for five years, and I have been a member of it for the past two. Investigating this issue has been a thorough exercise. My question to the Minister is simply this: does he believe that, if the Government or the House ultimately decided on a judge-led …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister will know that this is an important international issue, but the products also land in the United Kingdom. What discussions is she having with the Home Office to ensure that we raise the level of fines for those in receipt of illegal wildlife material in this country?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Mar 2018
UK-EU: International Development

"We now move to the Front-Bench winding-up speeches. Given where we are now, I suggest that both Front-Bench Members take up to a maximum of 10 minutes each, and then I will call the Minister...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
Budget Resolutions

"This is a debate on Britain in the world but, as hon. Members know, all politics is local, so I wish to focus on what is happening in my constituency and how issues in the world are affecting it. This Budget has shown me, once again, that austerity is not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
Budget Resolutions

"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. His is a sheep-producing area. Alongside tourism, and the production of planes, cars and steel, my area produces sheep and beef products that are exported. It is critical that we have answers on these issues. If we are to leave the EU, which my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the collapse of the talks in Cyprus and the fact that the Government remain a guarantor of the process, what are they going to do now?..."
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Written Question
Cyprus: Politics and Government
Tuesday 11th July 2017

Asked by: Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help facilitate a negotiated solution to the dispute over the status of Cyprus.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The UK continues to be a strong supporter of a settlement to reunite Cyprus. I am disappointed that the Conference on Cyprus in Switzerland ended without agreement. We are encouraging all the parties to reflect on the outcome and consider next steps.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jul 2017
Persecution of Christians: Role of UK Embassies

"Order. As is self-evident, a number of right hon. and hon. Members wish to participate in this debate. The wind-up speeches will commence at 10.30 am and I intend to try to call everybody, so it will be very helpful if Members exercise self-restraint...."
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