Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Feb 2017
President Trump: State Visit
"I am sorry that the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis) is not in his place, because I would like to respond to his arguments, particularly about the post-second world war situation and the need for peace and stability.
As a wee boy, on 4 September 1959, …..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jan 2017
US Immigration Policy
"Given that the Trump Administration seem intent on trading in man’s inhumanity to man, when was the first time the Secretary of State called his opposite number to express his disquiet?..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 16th January 2017
Asked by:
Roger Mullin (Scottish National Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's staff he plans to work on conducting negotiations with the EU after Article 50 has been triggered.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) under Rt Hon David Davis is the lead department supporting the Prime Minister in her negotiations for leaving the EU. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also has a key role to play, and staff in the FCO's Europe Directorate lead on providing advice to FCO Ministers on EU-related issues. Staff in other Directorates in London, as well as in our diplomatic missions around the world, can also work on EU-related issues. Their work will support negotiations after Article 50 has been invoked.
Written Question
Tuesday 18th October 2016
Asked by:
Roger Mullin (Scottish National Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he plans to have with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the role of that Government in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) has committed the Government to full engagement with the Devolved Administrations, to achieve the best possible deal for all parts of the United Kingdom, as we leave the EU.
Written Question
Wednesday 20th January 2016
Asked by:
Roger Mullin (Scottish National Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on representations to the Italian government on guaranteeing that UK citizens working as teachers at universities in Italy who have had financial aspects of their contracts breached by their employers receive redress and equitable treatment.
Answered by David Lidington
In 2015, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office intensified its campaign to end the unacceptable discrimination against the Lettori (UK and foreign national lecturers in Italy). We made significant progress with Italian Ministers in moving towards a legislative solution that would end the inequitable terms and conditions whilst also addressing past discrimination. While this proposal has yet to be submitted to the Italian Parliament, we continue to engage Italian Ministers on this important issue. The most recent meeting took place between The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and Foreign Minister Gentiloni in November 2015.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Middle East
"It is some years since I worked in the middle east, so what I am about to say is fashioned mainly from recent research that I have done, and that from the Commons Library. My short speech is not the one that I thought I would give. I had intended …..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Middle East
"I agree entirely, and in a Westminster Hall debate some weeks ago I argued that we must do more for the thousands upon thousands of orphaned children. It is estimated that 300 to 400 children have been captured by Daesh and put in camps to be trained as suicide bombers. …..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Middle East
"My concern is about the most innocent and vulnerable people. Of course we want an end to terrorism in the middle east, and this House will have to address—perhaps in a couple of days—the best means of accomplishing that. I suspect that I will disagree with the hon. Gentleman, but …..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Middle East
"They are indeed evil scum. I pay tribute to the many Members who call this scum by their proper name of Daesh. A few weeks ago, Members who did so were few in number, but now there are many more. All those who use the correct terminology in this debate …..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Middle East
"I accept that that is true in some regards. However, a UK Government programme is still under way and money is still being spent to encourage further clearance, so it seems the UK Government do not accept that that is the situation in every case. In any case, I make …..."Roger Mullin - View Speech
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