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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What progress has been made on reaching an international agreement on terror financing...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Minister for that response, but will he outline what specific steps are being taken to undermine the flow of finance from oil sales by Daesh, which are obviously fuelling this nasty terrorist group?..."
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Written Question
Turkey: Press Freedom
Thursday 29th October 2015

Asked by: Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 20 October 2015, Official Report, column 813, what discussions he has had with ministers in the Turkish government on ensuring that freedom of the press is upheld in that country as it relates to citizens of any country.

Answered by David Lidington

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and officials regularly encourage Turkey to continue to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, including the principles of freedom of expression and freedom of the press. I discussed these issues, in the context of Turkey’s accession to the EU, when I last met my Turkish counterpart in August this year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Vice is an online news service based in Shoreditch. Recently, three of its journalists were arrested in Turkey. Thanks partly to the intervention of the Foreign Office, the two British citizens were released from jail, but Mohammed Rasool, an Iraqi citizen, is still in jail 50 days later. Will the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Jun 2015
Britain in the World

"The Foreign Secretary has spent a great deal of his comments talking about inertia and lack of change under the last Labour Government, and action under the last coalition Government. However, at the end of the last Labour Government there were some moves to discuss and move forward on restricting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Jan 2015
Nigeria

"I should declare that I chair the all-party group on Nigeria. Although I do not want to play down the evils of Boko Haram, we know that the security forces and the Nigerian police have themselves caused problems while tackling its actions. I know that the Foreign Office has met …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Oct 2014
ISIL: Iraq and Syria

"I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s support for the peshmerga and the ongoing support of the UK Government, and he was right to recognise the bravery of the defenders of Kobane. However, what detailed conversations is he having about opening up a humanitarian corridor to ensure that the people, including women, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2014
The UK’s Relationship with Africa

"It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I represent a constituency that has one of the largest groups of African diaspora communities in the UK. As I always say to constituents, one of my principal missions is to try to educate much of the British population that Africa …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2014
The UK’s Relationship with Africa

"The Minister is nodding; I would be grateful if he commented on that in his response.

I mentioned the youth of the Nigerian population, which means that there is a growing demand for education and training services—another issue I have looked at in recent visits. That demand has grown faster …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2014
The UK’s Relationship with Africa

"I recently had the opportunity to visit Rwanda with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. My hon. Friend might go on to talk about the challenges for Rwanda in having a nation with the problems of the DRC on its doorstep, such as all the refugees coming into Rwanda. It is a …..."
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