Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Jun 2019
Syria: Civilians in Idlib
"The Minister and everyone who has spoken has rightly pointed out that this is a complex political situation, and that it is complex for us to do anything about it. However, there is one piece of the jigsaw that we are entirely responsible for, and that is the number of …..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Mar 2019
Kashmir
"I, too, welcome the tone of these exchanges on what can be a tense subject matter and what has been a very tense situation. One problem that causes terrorism all around the world, and certainly in this area, is information and misinformation. Many Members have called for monitoring by an …..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 26 Jun 2018
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I want to associate myself with what was said by my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter). The hon. Member for Southport (Damien Moore) talked about seeing Gaza for ourselves. I have recently been to Israel and …..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Gaza: UN Human Rights Council Vote
"I apologise, Mr Speaker, that I am not in full voice today. Will the UK set out its criteria for assessing the independence, impartiality and effectiveness of an internal Israeli investigation? What action will we take, should those criteria not be met?..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 May 2018
Gaza Border Violence
"Israel rightly uses security as a reason to continue the blockade in Gaza. While I was over there recently, I met a mother who had just given birth to triplets, but she was to be removed from the hospital in Jerusalem where she was receiving care because she was a …..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"15. What steps he is taking to support international peacekeeping efforts. ..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"In the light of ongoing reports of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers, does the Minister agree that increasing the number of women peacekeepers is a vital part of addressing the crisis in the long term? Will she also tell us the proportion of peacekeepers from the UK who are women …..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 1st February 2018
Asked by:
Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham Yardley)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any Ministers in his Department attended the Presidents Club Charity Dinner run by the Meller Educational Trust in an official capacity.
Answered by Alan Duncan
No.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jan 2017
US Immigration Policy
"I wonder whether the Foreign Secretary could comment on the blog that has just come up from Gary Gibbon at Channel 4, which states that the Prime Minister was
“told a US refugee ban was coming”
prior to the signing of the Executive order. Can the Foreign Secretary confirm or …..."Jess Phillips - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 11th May 2016
Asked by:
Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham Yardley)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will suspend immediately UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The UK Government takes its arms export responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all relevant factors at the time of the application. A licence will not be issued for any country, including Saudi Arabia, if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the mandatory Criteria. Our export licensing system allows us to respond quickly to changed circumstances, with the option to suspend or revoke any export licence, including those for Saudi Arabia, where we consider that this is a necessary step.
The Government is satisfied that extant licences for Saudi Arabia are compliant with the UK's export licensing criteria.