To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"West Oxfordshire has been celebrating the 80th anniversary of the foundation of Royal Air Force Brize Norton this weekend with a magnificent sculpture at the main gates. The extraordinary history of that station is exemplified by its response to our hurricane relief programme. Will the Foreign Secretary join me in …..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Sep 2017
Korean Peninsula

"Does the Foreign Secretary agree that Britain, with its close and established ties with the United States and its strengthened ties with Japan, is in a unique position to bring together regional players to achieve the sort of regional solution that we need in order to avoid the instability that …..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: Korean Peninsula
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jul 2017
British Prisoners in Iran

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, and to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for securing this crucial debate. My hon. Friend is making some important points, and I want to add one. An important human right is that of legal representation to …..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: British Prisoners in Iran
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. I welcome the part played by British forces in stabilising the threat posed by Daesh. What role does my right hon. Friend see for British forces in ensuring that such an insurgency does not recur?..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Mar 2017
Budget Resolutions

"The Budget’s measures include those that will be welcomed by constituents of mine who are concerned about business rates. Equally, the investment in social care will be of great relief to people who are worried about that. Likewise, schools have received welcome funding.

In the brief time available, I want …..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: Budget Resolutions
Written Question
India: Foreign Relations
Thursday 9th February 2017

Asked by: Robert Courts (Conservative - Witney)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the strength of relations between India and the UK.

Answered by Lord Sharma

The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) made her first bilateral visit overseas, outside of Europe, to India in November 2016. This demonstrates how strongly we value the relationship with India. As the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) said when he visited India in January, the UK and India are natural partners. We share a longstanding, broad and deep friendship with India, including in trade and investment, people-to-people ties and our partnership on defence and international security.

Written Question
Islamic State: Military Intervention
Wednesday 8th February 2017

Asked by: Robert Courts (Conservative - Witney)

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 international counterparts on progress in the campaign against Daesh.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

We are in frequent contact with our coalition partners, as we reach a key phase in the campaign against Daesh.

The Prime Minister, the member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) discussed Daesh with President Trump during her visit to Washington DC on 27th January and with President Erdogan and Prime Minister Yildrim during her visit to Turkey the following day, reaffirming our commitment to work together to fight Daesh.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jan 2017
Yemen

"Will the Minister confirm that the UK remains fully committed to diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen?..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: Yemen
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Will the Minister please tell me what Britain is doing to ensure that the lessons of the past are learnt, and that proper stabilisation and reconstruction planning is in place for Mosul once that city is liberated?..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Dec 2016
UK Nationals Imprisoned Abroad

"I congratulate the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on securing this debate. The case has horrifying features. The legal system that I have seen in this country in many years practising at the Bar has many features that protect the human rights of individuals who face …..."
Robert Courts - View Speech

View all Robert Courts (Con - Witney) contributions to the debate on: UK Nationals Imprisoned Abroad