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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Sep 2014
Kashmir

"I will not require all the time, but I thank the Minister. I thank everyone who has taken part in and attended the debate. I think that it has been of value and, personally, I found it interesting to hear the different views. I believe that the debate has been …..."
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Written Question
Thailand
Monday 14th July 2014

Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps HM Embassy in Bangkok is taking to retrieve the passport of Andy Hall.

Answered by Lord Swire

If Mr Hall needs to use his passport to travel overseas it is possible for him/his lawyer to apply to the court for “international bail” which, if agreed, would enable Mr Hall's lawyer to retrieve his passport for him to use, subject to any conditions that the court might set.

If Mr Hall does not wish to apply for international bail and wishes to apply for a replacement passport instead, we must first of all make a formal request to the court for the return of his original passport. If we do not receive Mr Hall's passport, or a response from the authorities, within ten days, we would discuss with Mr Hall his options for obtaining a replacement passport. However, an approach by the Embassy to the Court in this way might result in Mr Hall's bail being revoked. If Mr Hall asked us to do this, we would request that he sign a pro-forma acknowledging that the consequences of applying for a new passport have been explained to him. We have also asked Mr Hall to bear in mind that the Courts may have placed some sort of immigration stop/block against his name/passport number (or might do so upon receipt of a letter from the Embassy asking for the return of his passport), and so even if Mr Hall did get his current passport back, or obtain a new passport, he may not be able to leave Thailand on it. Mr Hall has also been advised to consult his lawyer about these issues.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2014
Israeli Teenagers (Abduction and Murder)

"I very much welcome this urgent question on what I have described elsewhere as brutal and sickening murders. Does the Minister agree that if urgent questions were sought each time a Palestinian was treated brutally and murdered by the Israeli defence forces, we would, sadly, be here most weeks? Does …..."
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Written Question
Palestinians
Tuesday 1st July 2014

Asked by: David Ward (Liberal Democrat - Bradford East)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in ensuring that Palestinian children are interrogated only in the presence of their parents and lawyers.

Answered by Hugh Robertson

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Mr Grayling), raised the treatment of child detainees with the Israeli Supreme Court President during his visit to Israel in May.

As a recent progress report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) indicates, Israel has taken some positive steps towards addressing the recommendations in UNICEF's Children in Israeli Military Detention report. These include the introduction of legal obligations to inform the child's parents of an arrest and grant them legal status to be represented in court, as well as to notify minors of their legal rights, and standard operating procedures on methods of restraint. We will continue to work, both through bilateral engagement and through the EU, to encourage Israel to take further positive steps.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Burma (Persecution of Minorities)

"It is good to appear before you today, Mr Howarth. I thank the Minister for also appearing today. His portfolio covers many difficult issues, not least of which is the one we are discussing. I do appreciate that. I also thank other hon. Members who have been involved in raising …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Burma (Persecution of Minorities)

"That is absolutely right. The fact that many of my comments, because of issues raised by my constituents, refer to the Muslim Rohingya in no way minimises the atrocities that are committed against other groups as well.

These issues are very serious. I started to mention some of them. Others …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Burma (Persecution of Minorities)

"That echoes the familiar pattern that emerges. Burma is almost like two nations. Good news stories continually come out about the progress that is being made, and on the other side there are horrendous atrocities and abysmal behaviour towards large sections of the ethnic minority communities. It is almost like …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Burma (Persecution of Minorities)

"I thank the hon. Lady for that question. The census was supported by UK funding, but the Rohingya are not only not counted, but are not allowed to describe themselves as Rohingya, so we are not aware of the scale of the problem. We can only conclude that the problem …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Burma (Persecution of Minorities)

"Most people would understand the dilemma to which the Minister refers. The frustration, particularly for the Rohingya, is that when they say that things are going badly for them in Rakhine, they are constantly told that things are going well elsewhere. They say, “Violations and murders are taking place,” but …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T8. The Secretary of State referred to the pause in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, but there has been no pause in the expansion of what he himself has described as illegal settlements. What is the point of something being illegal under international law if the international community is …..."
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