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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered British support for stability in Egypt.

It is a great honour to introduce this debate. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I visited Egypt many times before I came to this place: I went …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"The hon. Gentleman has highlighted very pithily—more pithily than I did—the key fact that Egypt is absolutely central to the Arab world. We need only look at the numbers: something like 90 million people—well over a third of the Arabic-speaking people across the globe—live in Egypt. In Al-Azhar University, Egypt …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"My hon. Friend makes a pertinent point. At the centre of this issue is the fact that we have to deal with a very fine balancing act in Egypt, which is why this debate is so important. On the one hand, we have a fragile situation in the region and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"I think my hon. Friend is right. People will dispute the extent to which Egypt is a full, participatory democracy—people can have different views—but it is clearly going in the right direction. We can discuss where along the road we think it is, but the movement is positive. Many of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Something like 1 million British tourists go to Egypt every year, under normal circumstances. We have tried extremely hard to help in that regard—I know that my hon. Friend the Minister and others have spoken eloquently and tried hard behind the scenes—but this is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"Sisi was democratically elected. Although some of the returns were impressive—something like 90% or 95% of the vote—there was a democratic process...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"With respect to human rights abuses, it is important to mention Giulio Regeni, a research student who I believe lived in the constituency of the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner). I followed the case and it seems difficult to apportion blame directly, because not only are the Government responsible …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"Would the hon. Gentleman suggest how, if at all, what he describes is an improvement on the regime of the Muslim Brotherhood?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Mar 2016
Egypt: British Support

"I am grateful for this wide-ranging debate in which we have hit many of the principal issues. The tragic death of Giulio Regeni stains Egypt’s reputation, but I am sure that with the Minister’s good offices our Government will do their part in bringing some form of closure and justice …..."
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Written Question
Zimbabwe: Farmers
Monday 22nd February 2016

Asked by: Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative - Spelthorne)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will provide assistance to farmers in Zimbabwe who are forced from their land by the policies of the government of that country.

Answered by James Duddridge

I share My Right Honourable Friend’s concerns about the devastating impact of land seizures in Zimbabwe. The British Embassy in Harare frequently raises land security – and the importance of upholding the rule of law – with the Government of Zimbabwe. Most recently, they highlighted the British Government’s serious concerns that the seizure of the land of Zimbabwean farmer, Mr Philip Rankin, did not follow the provisions of the Zimbabwean constitution. The British Government has always said that it would support a fair, transparent and pro-poor land reform programme in Zimbabwe. This is vital if Zimbabwe is to realise its great economic and social potential.