Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Ukraine Update
"Shaun Pinner, a British citizen and a member of the Ukraine armed forces for many years, was captured while injured by Russian proxy forces. Since then, he has been coerced into making calls to his family to seek a trade for his life, he has been put through a show …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" The right to question authority is the essence of press freedom. Reporters Without Borders warns of a decisive decade of changes that will challenge that cherished freedom; the recent conviction of Mrs Ressa in the Philippines is a chilling example. What is the Foreign Office doing to uphold press …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 20th April 2017
Asked by:
Richard Fuller (Conservative - North Bedfordshire)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2017 to Question 66495, what steps he plans to take to communicate with the participants at the organisational meeting on negotiating a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons on 16 February 2017, and the substantive negotiations starting on 27 March 2017 on that subject; and whether he plans to make a statement after the conclusion of those negotiations.
Answered by Alan Duncan
We discuss nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament frequently with a wide range of partners, amongst them states attending these negotiations. In such discussions we have been clear about our opposition to this move to negotiate a treaty banning nuclear weapons for the reasons we have set out to this House. The first Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference will take place in Vienna in May and we will use that forum to engage with a wide range of states on how we can together tackle the challenges we face on non-proliferation and disarmament, and enable access to the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
Human Rights: Burma
"Parliament was rightly moved by the house arrest of a single exceptional lady, but as it has not been mentioned during this urgent question, may I mention the situation of the Rohingya people? Hundreds are being attacked and many are being murdered. Their villages are being systematically burned or destroyed. …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"13. What discussions he has had with the Italian embassy in London on ensuring the timely provision of Italian passports to UK residents. ..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Bedford is proudly home to a large multi-generational Italian community that has relied on our local honorary consul for the provision of their Italian passports. There has been a sustained and large increase in demand for Italian passports, and I am told that capacity at the Italian embassy is limited. …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T7. The 26th of June will mark one year since the attack on holiday makers on the beach at Sousse, resulting in the loss of 38 lives, with 39 people wounded. What is the Minister doing to assist families in marking this anniversary in peace? What are the Government doing …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Do not the Government of Bangladesh’s inability to protect human rights and the absence of effective opposition to that Government require the UK Government, which continues to provide substantial aid to Bangladesh, to have a timetable for intervention to ensure that democracy and human rights continue in that country and …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 23rd February 2016
Asked by:
Richard Fuller (Conservative - North Bedfordshire)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on the High Level Prosperity Partnership in Africa.
Answered by James Duddridge
In 2013 we established high level prosperity partnerships with Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania. They form the context within which the UK seeks to increase mutual prosperity and generate jobs.
The recent appointment of The Rt Hon Baroness Northover as trade envoy for Angola, my Honourable Friend, the Member for Windsor, as trade envoy for Ghana and my Honourable Friend, the Member for Newbury, as trade envoy for Mozambique will further enhance these partnerships.
Our commitment to these agreements is illustrated by regular high-level visits, totalling 14 in the last three years.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Jan 2015
Nigeria
"I fear that many people listening to this exchange, perhaps including the 1 million or more British citizens of Nigerian origin, will see the Minister’s response as inadequate: first, because he has framed the problem as being smaller than they perceive it to be; secondly, because his response that we …..."Richard Fuller - View Speech
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