Asked by: Michael Fabricant (Conservative - Lichfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to meet his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The Foreign Secretary regularly meets his EU counterparts. Next week he will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels and meet the German Foreign Minister in London.
Asked by: Michael Fabricant (Conservative - Lichfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the Treaty of Le Touquet; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by David Lidington
The Le Touquet Treaty is crucial to maintaining the UK’s border security. We meet regularly with our French Counterparts to discuss border security issues and look forward to further cementing our close cooperation at the upcoming UK-France summit on 3 March.
Asked by: Michael Fabricant (Conservative - Lichfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his Department has provided to Europe Direct on the information it provides to people in the UK in the period before the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
Answered by David Lidington
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not provided any guidance to Europe Direct on the information it provides.
Asked by: Michael Fabricant (Conservative - Lichfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on Hamas' rearmament in Gaza; and if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the Middle East Peace Process of that rearmament.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
We are aware of reports of Hamas’ rearmament in Gaza. We remain deeply concerned by Hamas' attempts to rearm and its efforts to rebuild infrastructure, including the tunnel network in Gaza. We are clear that Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza must permanently end rocket fire and other attacks against Israel. Any Hamas rearmament undermines efforts to improve the situation in Gaza and harms prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East.
Asked by: Michael Fabricant (Conservative - Lichfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have not had an official visit by a Minister in his Department since May 2010.
Answered by David Lidington
Andorra
Argentina
Belarus
Benin
British Antarctic Territory
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Dominica
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
East Timor
Eritrea
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Gambia
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
Kiribati
Liechtenstein
Madagascar
Mauritius
Monaco
Nicaragua
Niger
Pitcairn Islands
Republic of Congo
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
St Helena
St Kitt's and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Swaziland
Tonga
Tristan da Cuhna
Tuvalu
Venezuela
Zimbabwe