Written Question
Wednesday 16th October 2024
Asked by:
Graham Stuart (Conservative - Beverley and Holderness)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full time equivalent personnel there are working in his Department's legal directorate.
Answered by Catherine West
As of 30 September 2024, there were between 100-119 staff working in Legal Directorate.
Written Question
Wednesday 16th October 2024
Asked by:
Graham Stuart (Conservative - Beverley and Holderness)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department employs staff on secondment from human rights NGOs.
Answered by Catherine West
Staff on inward secondment to the FCDO are not on the FCDO Payroll, however there are invoicing arrangements in place between the FCDO and some host organisations. The FCDO does not currently have any staff on inward secondment from human rights NGOs.
Written Question
Wednesday 16th October 2024
Asked by:
Graham Stuart (Conservative - Beverley and Holderness)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many qualified lawyers are working in his Department's legal directorate.
Answered by Catherine West
As of 30 September 2024, there were between 70-89 lawyers working in Legal Directorate.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"The Northern Ireland protocol is not delivering the goals set out in it. First and foremost among those is ensuring peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland, and protecting the Belfast/Good Friday agreement. The protocol is also disrupting east-west trade, including by doubtless affecting businesses in the hon. Lady’s constituency. Northern …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s passionate espousal of the need for us to be a member of Horizon, Euratom and the other programmes, all of which were agreed, as she will recall, in the trade and co-operation agreement. The EU has failed to implement our association with that, …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"My hon. Friend is right. The protocol is not delivering the main objectives set out on its face. That is why something has to be done. I was delighted to spend Friday and Saturday at the British-Irish Association with the Taoiseach and the Irish Foreign Minister and, indeed, the vice-president …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"The hon. Gentleman makes very strong points. At the heart of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement is the idea of communities coming together, to have the Executive, to make sure that we put the war-torn years and all that tragedy behind us. It is clear that not just one party in …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for yet again making it so crystal clear, both to the House and to the British public, that in any dispute he and his party will always side with the EU and not with the interests of the British people. [Interruption.] As …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"As I have said, I am new to this, but I have looked at the protocol and it is not working. There are three main priorities. One is the protection of the single market—perhaps there is a tick. On the Good Friday agreement, peace in Northern Ireland and community consent, …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
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"I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend; she is a great champion for the reunification of Cyprus. We are determined to find a negotiated settlement for the island, which is why I met Cypriot Foreign Minister Kasoulides in my first week in office to set out the UK’s commitment …..."Graham Stuart - View Speech
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