Written Question
Monday 21st November 2022
Asked by:
Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the veracity of reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is providing training to the Russian military.
Answered by David Rutley
The UK agrees with the US assessment that Iranian personnel have been in Crimea assisting Russia. The UK condemns Iranian support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Iran's supply of drones is in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231. On 20 October new UK sanctions targeted Iranian individuals and businesses responsible for supplying Russia with drones. We are working with France and Germany to support a UN investigation into the Iranian transfers, and we will continue to work with the international community to hold Russia and Iran to account.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"10. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure sexual violence is not used as a weapon of war. ..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2022
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"Today’s Daily Telegraph includes the testimony of Anna, a 41-year-old woman from Ukraine who says she was raped by a 19-year-old soldier. I note that the UN Secretary-General is meeting Mr Putin today to discuss humanitarian aid, and I hope he will bring up the use of rape as a …..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Jan 2022
Russia: Sanctions
"I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement. She is absolutely right that we need to widen the breadth of sanctions on Russia to reflect the reality on the ground. In my constituency those realities are very clear to see—the dirty money invested week in, week out. Can she assure …..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Russia
"I thank my right hon. Friend for her robust and very clear statement on Russian aggression. It is fairly clear that Putin is peddling a particular narrative to the Russian people, trying to explain that the west is anti-Russia. The Kremlin’s publication of its extraordinary demands regarding Ukraine last month …..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 13th July 2021
Asked by:
Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the update on international travel published by his Department on 24 June 2021 and official correspondence on covid-19 and Israel between 2020 and 2021, for what reason Jerusalem is referred to in addition to Israel rather than being considered included in the naming of that state.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
The position of the UK Government has remained constant since April 1950, when the UK extended de jure recognition to the State of Israel, but withheld recognition of sovereignty over Jerusalem pending a final determination of its status. We recognise Israel's 'de facto authority' over West Jerusalem. But in line with Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) and subsequent Council resolutions, we regard East Jerusalem as under Israeli military occupation.
A final determination of the status of Jerusalem should be sought as part of a negotiated settlement between Israelis and Palestinians. It must ensure Jerusalem is a shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states, with access and religious rights of both peoples respected.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jun 2021
Uyghur Tribunal: London
"It is clear from the testimonies given at the Uyghur tribunal that there are major threats to minority communities within China’s borders and, given what we have heard from my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), threats to the Uyghurs in this …..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Apr 2021
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" What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Ethiopia. ..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Apr 2021
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"I am sure that my right hon. Friend shares my concern and, frankly, horror at the ongoing reports of rape and sexual violence being used as weapons in the ongoing Tigray conflict, and joins the US Government in calling for a joint investigation by the Office of the UN High …..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Apr 2021
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" The covid-19 pandemic has shone a depressing light on the digital poverty that exists in developing countries. Without access to the internet, millions of children across the world have lost thousands of hours of education. Sadly, the problem is even more acute for girls. What action is being taken …..."Nickie Aiken - View Speech
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