Written Question
Tuesday 15th May 2018
Asked by:
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s diplomatic relations with the US.
Answered by Boris Johnson
The UK has a special and enduring relationship with the United States based on our long history and commitment to shared values. Last week I saw the Vice President, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State to further strengthen those ties. No two countries will agree on every issue, but the US remains our No. 1 friend, ally and partner.
Written Question
Friday 23rd March 2018
Asked by:
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Iran on ensuring that visa applications from Iranian nationals to visit the UK are processed as quickly and fairly as possible.
Answered by Alistair Burt
In 2016 UK Visas & Immigration launched a full UK visa service at their Visa Application Centre in Tehran. We continue to work with the Government of Iran on all migration issues and the Foreign Secretary discussed these issues during his visit to Iran in December 2017.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered British engagement with Libya.
It is a great pleasure to introduce a debate of such importance—it is a wonderful privilege as a Member of Parliament to have the opportunity to raise subjects of international importance. We all know, given where we …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"I want to address precisely that point in my remarks. There seems to be a complete disjuncture between what we want to happen with the people we want to back for our own reasons—they could have a legitimacy or legal primacy—and what is happening on the ground. That has been …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. I am trying to say—in many ways, it is the crux of this debate and nearly any debate about the middle east—that we have our own ideals and our own sense of what the rule of law and due process are, yet the …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"As is often the case, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. That goes to the heart of the question. There is no centrally constituted Government or central power to hold the country together and control the borders that she talks about, which are pretty porous.
I secured the debate because …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"My hon. Friend makes a fair point, but I am told that one of the reasons why the Libyans view western involvement with such scepticism is that 2011 was not this country’s finest hour. I agree substantially with many of the findings in the Foreign Affairs Committee report. We went …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"That is a very timely intervention, because that is exactly the kind of thing I am talking about. For far too long, we have had emotional responses to situations. I remember the debate very vividly, although I was a new Member of Parliament and less experienced and less versed in …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"I fully appreciate my right hon. Friend’s point. He was at that time a Foreign Office Minister largely responsible for the middle east, and he served in that post with considerable distinction. I fully appreciate his efforts.
My phrase “emotional response” might be a little dismissive. It is very brutal …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Oct 2016
Libya
"The conclusion—one does not require the brains of an archbishop to reach this—is that when we intervene, we should have a plan for the follow-through, perhaps for up to 18 months. I am not one of those people who is against all interventions, but I am against interventions the consequences …..."Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
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