Written Question
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Asked by:
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether any arms licensed for export from the UK to Israel over the last three years have been used by the Israeli authorities in their policing of the Gaza border in recent weeks.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The Government takes its defence exports responsibilities extremely seriously and we have been keeping the situation in Israel under review. We have no information to suggest that UK supplied equipment has been used in contravention of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2018
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent and moving speech about the pan-global issues faced by the Ahmadiyya community, yet the hate in Pakistan in particular is something many British citizens have faced. It is often why they became British citizens—none more so than my late fellow Glaswegian, Asad Shah, …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 May 2018
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords]
"The Minister mentioned increasing the regulation of SLPs, but a regulation from last year meant that SLPs had to register their beneficial ownership within 28 days or face a £500 daily fine. Only 43% of them have provided that information, meaning that £2.2 billion in backdated fines has accrued. When …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 29th March 2018
Asked by:
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia during his visit to the UK on the protection of civilians in Yemen from the Saudi-led bombing campaign in that country.
Answered by Alistair Burt
We regularly raise the importance of compliance with International Humanitarian Law with Saudi Arabia. Both the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary raised the issue with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia during his visit in March.
Written Question
Thursday 29th March 2018
Asked by:
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia during his visit to the UK on the human rights situation in that country.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The UK regularly raises human rights with the Saudi Arabian authorities. During the Crown Prince's visit to the UK, both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary raised a broad range of issues with senior Saudi interlocutors including women's rights, universal human rights and the UK's particular concerns in the case of Raif Badawi.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Future of the Commonwealth
"Thank you for your patient chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on introducing the debate. This is a timely discussion about the role of the Commonwealth in relation to the United Kingdom as we look to the future.
My most endearing memory of involvement …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Future of the Commonwealth
"There has been much rhetoric about free trade, but this must also be about fair trade and redistribution of wealth, as much as anything else...."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Mon 12 Mar 2018
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
"In the last month there has been huge disruption in access for international aid into Yemen’s ports on the Red sea. Given that that is primarily caused by Saudi Arabian blockades, will the Minister ensure that it is brought up with the Crown Prince as a matter of urgency, and …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Mar 2018
UK Relations: Saudi Arabia
"In the last month there has been huge disruption in access for international aid into Yemen’s ports on the Red sea. Given that that is primarily caused by Saudi Arabian blockades, will the Minister ensure that it is brought up with the Crown Prince as a matter of urgency, and …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Feb 2018
Syria: De-escalation Zones
"In the last decade of bloodshed and tragedy in Syria, we have seen that the old adage that the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must holds true today. The latest machination of that has the UN warning that civilians in Afrin are effectively trapped …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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