Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Chinese Consulate: Attack on Hong Kong Protesters
"I welcome the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) and the fact that a proper investigation into this will be held. But even before these incredibly worrying scenes that we have all seen, concerns were being raised in both the British and Irish …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome my hon. Friend’s comments about the diaspora and the additional £15 million. In Worcester, our mosque raised £87,000 to support Pakistan after floods in 2010 and once again it is going out of its way to raise money. What more can the Government do to amplify and magnify …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Exiting the European Union: Sanctions
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered Exiting the European Union and Sanctions.
May I congratulate those who have just given their maiden speeches?
The United Kingdom has long been one of the most networked and outward-looking countries in the world. The Prime Minister has set out her …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Exiting the European Union: Sanctions
"I will respond to the hon. Gentleman perhaps later in my speech. This is more about powers than policy. The UK wants to pursue a consistent policy as we go forward, but to do so, we will need powers as we exit the European Union.
The UK’s implementation of UN …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Exiting the European Union: Sanctions
"I do not agree. The referendum clearly took the key decision that we would be leaving the European Union, but that does not prohibit us from working with allies in the European Union, or indeed elsewhere. The UK will continue to be a powerful, positive influence in the world, and …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Daesh: Genocide of Minorities
"My hon. Friend makes an important point, and Daesh’s ignorance and denial of the historical and cultural nature of the area is crucial. I studied the early caliphate, and in that period many leaders of the Muslim world described the classical world that they took over as a garden protected …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 7th July 2015
Asked by:
Robin Walker (Conservative - Worcester)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value of trade was between the UK and Paraguay in each of the last six years.
Answered by Lord Swire
For the six years to 2013 (most recent figures), trade between the United Kingdom and Paraguay was worth, £25m in 2008, £23m in 2009, £41m in 2010, £47m in 2011, £40m in 2012 and £53m in 2013.
Written Question
Tuesday 7th July 2015
Asked by:
Robin Walker (Conservative - Worcester)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value of trade was between the UK and Argentina in each of the last six years.
Answered by Lord Swire
For the six years to 2013 (most recent figures), trade both goods and services between the United Kingdom and Argentina was worth £1,190m in 2008, £1,250m in 2009, £1,430 in 2010, £1,420m in 2011, £1,460m in 2012 and £1,380 in 2013.
Written Question
Tuesday 9th June 2015
Asked by:
Robin Walker (Conservative - Worcester)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support exchanges and trade missions between the UK and China.
Answered by Lord Swire
This Government is committed to building upon our record levels of exports to, and inward investment from, China.
We are doubling the resources of UK Trade and Investment China to make it their biggest operation globally. This will enable more exchanges and trade missions like the recent Shanghai GREAT Festival of Creativity.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Palestine
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on the point she is making. I should declare an interest, having visited the Palestinian Territories with CMEC—the Conservative Middle East Council —some years ago. Does it not strike her as extraordinary that there should be such strong opposition in Israeli circles to peaceful development …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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