Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Feb 2018
Suspicious Deaths Abroad
"The Minister said that we could intervene only if we were invited to do so. What if we are never invited to do so? My constituent, whose son died in suspicious circumstances, went to the Thai police, who said that they had misled the results of the autopsy. How would …..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Millions of people are celebrating the seventh anniversary of the start of the Libyan uprising and the ousting of Colonel Gaddafi. Fayez al-Sarraj has been the Prime Minister of Libya for nearly two years and progress has been painfully slow. Will the Secretary of State update the House on what …..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 20th February 2018
Asked by:
Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
What recent assessment his Department has made of the prospects for peace in Libya.
Answered by Alistair Burt
An inclusive political deal negotiated within the Libyan Political Agreement framework is the best way of stabilising Libya. The UK fully supports the roadmap set out by by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé. I am concerned that continued violence undermines progress and urge Libyans to compromise and engage with the UN-led process.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"On the power vacuum in Libya, the UK Government continue to support the Government of national accord, yet we hear that these things are becoming very much worse. Would it not be right for the UK to consider whether the Government of national accord are perhaps not the answer?..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"Slavery these days is completely different from the way people would have imagined it some years ago. Many of the people who are trafficked get themselves to the traffickers to get somewhere else. Should we be looking at the possibility of DFID or others educating people in their country, village …..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 13th June 2016
Asked by:
Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information the Government has provided to British citizens living abroad who are eligible to vote in the EU referendum on that referendum.
Answered by David Lidington
Before the purdah period began, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supported the Electoral Commission's global campaign to encourage eligible British citizens living abroad to register to vote, using its network of posts to reach British nationals around the world.
The Government has made its position on the UK’s membership of the EU clear. It has published a number of papers analysing the choice facing the British people. These were made available on Gov.UK.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"As we successfully engage Daesh in Syria and northern Iraq, what assessment has the Minister made of the threat of Daesh moving to Libya?..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"As operations against Daesh in Iraq are successful—[Interruption.]..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"You are very kind, Mr Speaker. As operations against Daesh in Iraq are successful, what is the threat of Daesh’s moving to Libya? Has the Foreign Secretary made an assessment of that eventuality?..."Royston Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"8. What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to secure a stable Government in Libya...."Royston Smith - View Speech
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