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Laura Sandys Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd January 2013

(11 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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Yes. This is of course an important development. I have discussed the aftermath of that terrible bombing several times with the Bulgarian Foreign Minister. It is certainly our view that we need to act against the military wing of Hezbollah, and we will be pursuing that over the coming days.

Laura Sandys Portrait Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)
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T4. While progress is slow in Somalia but things are improving considerably, what does the Foreign Secretary feel about the impact of the London conference almost a year ago?

Mark Simmonds Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds)
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My hon. Friend is right to raise the progress that has been made in Somalia. She will be aware, I hope, that we are planning a second conference in May this year that will be hosted jointly by the UK Government and the Somalian Government. It will prioritise the security sector, the justice sector, and building governance in the Somali Government so that they can provide services for their people.