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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Oct 2017
Iran: Human Rights

"Will the right hon. Gentleman join me in condemning the killings of innocent women and children when the police go in to do an anti-smuggling raid? Some 80 to 100 people per year, including women and children, are slaughtered by the police, and no one has been brought to book …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jul 2017
Persecution of Christians: Role of UK Embassies

"I am sure my hon. Friend agrees that the persecution of Christians is nothing new. Those who believe in the biblical truth of the gospel have always been persecuted. We do not have to go to other countries to see that; we see it in the British Isles, where street …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Mar 2017
Iran’s Influence in the Middle East

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there seems to have been a reluctance over the years from countries right across the world to deal with the core issue of Iran? Surely it is time we dealt with it, given that 28,000 to 30,000 people have died through terrorism...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Centenary of the Balfour Declaration

"Does the right hon. Lady agree that, despite all the rhetoric about talks or whatever, the people who suffer most greatly from those attacks are the men, women and children, especially the children?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya

"Does my hon. Friend agree that with all the ongoing conflict and diplomacy, there is still a major problem for the people of Libya, especially the women and children? We can argue all day about the rights and wrongs of conflict and intervention, but something more needs to be done …..."
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Written Question
Emergency Travel Documents
Monday 17th October 2016

Asked by: David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many emergency travel documents were issued by HM Passport Office in each of the last five years.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issues Emergency Travel Documents to British nationals overseas who need to travel urgently and do not have access to a Full Validity Passport. An emergency travel document is valid for a specific journey made at a specified time. In the past five years, the FCO have issued the following number of documents:

2012 – 28,737

2013 – 29,945

2014 – 39,167

2015 – 30,844

2016 – 23,907

Please note that 2016 figures cover up until the end of September.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Oct 2016
Britain-Iran Relations

"Whatever the rights and wrongs of the nuclear agreements, there is still the issue in Iran of persecuted minorities, especially the Christian community. Surely it is time that was addressed, as well as the nuclear side of things...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Oct 2016
Britain-Iran Relations

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on his speech. I agree with many of his sentiments. Does he agree that Open Doors is doing fantastic work in Iran and other countries to help persecuted Christians?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Sep 2016
Victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA Terrorism: Compensation

"I am sure my hon. Friend agrees that the word “justice” has become almost an insult to IRA victims, because many of them will never see justice. This is one way in which they can be compensated for the loss of loved ones, but Libya has dragged it out for …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Dog Meat (South Korea)

"The hon. Gentleman will know about the UK horse meat trade scandal some time ago. The world is getting to be a smaller place, and what we do not want to happen is that somehow the meat gets smuggled into the UK and into the food chain, causing difficulties for …..."
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