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Written Question
North Macedonia: NATO
Tuesday 23rd July 2019

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to bring the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia before the House for ratification.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia was brought before the House for ratification on Thursday 27 June.


Written Question
Mukhtar Ablyazov
Tuesday 29th January 2019

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on legal action against Mukhtar Ablyazov in relation to accusations of international money laundering.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign Secretary has not discussed the case of Mr Ablyazov with the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan. We understand that he is not residing in the UK.


Written Question
Mukhtar Ablyazov
Thursday 24th January 2019

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Khazakstani counterpart on the former banker Mukhtar Ablyazov who is accused of murder.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Foreign Secretary has not discussed the case of Mr Ablyazov with the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan. Illicit finance is a global problem and we are committed to working with international partners, particularly through the EU, G7 and G20 to ensure we protect our prosperity and security. As the Prime Minister said in the House of Commons on 14 March 2018, “We will continue to bring all the capabilities of UK law enforcement to bear against serious criminals and corrupt elites. There is no place for these people - or their money - in our country”.


Written Question
Nuclear Disarmament
Thursday 7th September 2017

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the joint statement signed by the UK, the US and France on 7 July 2017, for what reasons the new ban treaty risks undermining the existing international security architecture; and what steps he has taken to promote the effectiveness of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Answered by Alan Duncan

I refer to my answer of 20 July 2017 (PQ 5948). The UK is a strong supporter of the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and peaceful uses of nuclear technology which are central to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Our role in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action addressing the Iranian nuclear programme, in the UN Security Council to take action in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile programme, and more broadly our support for the International Atomic Energy Agency are all important contributions to promoting the effectiveness of the NPT.


Written Question
Nuclear Disarmament
Wednesday 26th July 2017

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's statement of 8 July on the outcome of the United Nations' Nuclear Weapons Ban treaty, which multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations using a step-by-step approach the UK is currently engaged in; and how many nuclear warheads have been removed from deployment as a result of such negotiations since the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty.

Answered by Alan Duncan

We continue to work with partners across the international community to press for key steps towards multilateral disarmament, including the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and successful negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament. There have been significant reductions in global warhead numbers since the late 1970s; the UK has reduced our nuclear forces by over half since that date.


Written Question
Nuclear Disarmament
Wednesday 26th July 2017

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the joint statement by the UK, US and France of 7 July 2017 on the adoption of a treaty banning nuclear weapons, how the ban treaty risks undermining the existing international security architecture; and how the Government has promoted the effectiveness of Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on nuclear disarmament.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons risks weakening the consensus around the near-universal Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which has played an unparalleled role in curtailing the nuclear arms race. The UK is working with international partners to make progress on the step-by-step approach to nuclear disarmament, including the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and negotiating a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament. The treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons does not take account of the complex challenges which must be overcome to achieve multilateral nuclear disarmament. The UK is committed to the long term goal of a world without nuclear weapons, in line with the NPT. We believe that productive results on nuclear disarmament can only be achieved through a consensus-based approach that takes into account the wider global security context.


Written Question
Nuclear Disarmament
Thursday 30th March 2017

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK security policy of the Tbilisi Declaration adopted at the 25th annual session of the Organisation on Security and Cooperation in Europe in July 2016 to give support to the 2018 UN international conference on nuclear disarmament at the highest level.

Answered by Alan Duncan

The Government firmly believes that the best way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step by step approach and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We will consider our approach to the 2018 international conference closer to the time.


Written Question
Israel
Tuesday 1st July 2014

Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on sanctions against Israel; and what assessment he has made of the compliance of that policy with international law and relevant UN resolutions.

Answered by Hugh Robertson

We have been clear that we oppose sanctions and boycotts on Israel, and do not believe such steps would promote progress towards a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We are satisfied that this position is consistent with our international obligations.