Written Question
Friday 29th December 2017
Asked by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) promote and (b) support human rights overseas.
Answered by Mark Field
As the Foreign Secretary said in his statement on 10 December to commemorate International Human Rights Day, "promoting, championing and defending human rights is integral to the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and part of the everyday work of all British diplomats". As I outlined in a Westminster Hall debate on 20th December to mark International Human Rights Day, the steps taken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to promote and support human rights overseas are extensive and varied. Evidence of the FCO's activity to promote human rights can be seen in the FCO's Annual Human Rights Reports (the most recent of which was published and laid before the House in July 2017). This includes details of steps the FCO has taken to promote and support human rights in the FCO's thirty Human Rights Priority Countries.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"8. What recent assessment he has made of the strength of diplomatic and economic relations between countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council and the UK. ..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jan 2017
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"So does the Minister agree that Britain has a unique competitive advantage in securing a free trade agreement with the GCC due to those desired sectors and our long-standing friendship, as well as the GCC’s desire for economic diversification?..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits
"The students in our universities not only gain from what the European Union gives to them, but lever in some €80 billion of additional research spending, so they can help to educate more people...."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Businesses in my constituency, such as Denny Brothers printers, have suffered a negative impact from the challenges of migration from Mediterranean countries. Such migration has had a consequential impact across Europe, particularly in Calais, where there has also been industrial action. Does the Department recognise how the situation is affecting …..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th July 2015
Asked by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to address the root causes of the refugee situation in the Mediterranean.
Answered by David Lidington
The UK is leading the way through alleviating poverty and working to stabilise countries of origin and transit. We are disrupting smuggling networks. We are tackling the perception that getting on a boat will lead to automatic entry into the EU and we continue to work closely with EU and African partners.