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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"President Trump made it clear that the special intelligence-sharing arrangements with the UK might be cancelled if the British Government persisted with their compromised arrangements with Huawei on 5G. How have the Government responded to that threat?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Ministers repeatedly reassure the House of the representations they make to Saudi Arabia on human rights and, in particular, on the execution of dissidents. Can the Foreign Secretary give us one or two examples of where these representations have been successful: of lives that have been saved?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Apr 2019
Saudi Arabia: Mass Executions

"May I ask the Minister specifically what representations were made in respect of the 12 condemned men I referred to the Prime Minister’s attention on 3 December, including Abbas al-Hassan, who was executed yesterday?

Does the Minister recall his predecessor’s statement on 7 March 2018 that the Foreign Office was

…..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Apr 2019
Saudi Arabia: Mass Executions

"(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office if he will make a statement on what representations he has made to the Saudi Government with respect to the mass execution of 37 people yesterday...."
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Written Question
France: Visas
Tuesday 19th March 2019

Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)

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 French counterpart on plans that country has for a centralised biometric database when processing UK business travellers.

Answered by Alan Duncan

​As this is a matter for the Home Secretary, I have not discussed this with my French colleagues.

Written Question
France: Visas
Tuesday 19th March 2019

Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent conversations he has had with his French counterpart on that country's visa plans for UK business travellers.

Answered by Alan Duncan

​As this is a matter for the Home Secretary, I have not discussed this with my French colleagues.

Written Question
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit
Wednesday 6th February 2019

Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the £75 million allocated to his Department for Brexit preparations in 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been allocated to preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alan Duncan

​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been allocated £35.2 million by HM Treasury for EU Exit costs for 2018-19 and an additional £3.5 million for 2019-20. Using this funding and other internal reprioritisation, we have strengthened our diplomatic network in the UK and across Europe so that it is better able to represent and promote British interests and engage with our European partners in support of a successful EU Exit. As with the rest of the civil service, the FCO is preparing for all potential outcomes, including No Deal.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"From the vantage point of having introduced the original public register, may I ask the Minister whether he agrees that it is utterly intolerable that British territories and dependencies should be used as a covert conduit for British tax dodgers, and that if they will not reform we should resort …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"As long as the bombing continues, can the Foreign Secretary describe the surveillance that British embassy officials have over the activities of the Saudi air force, as required by export licence conditions?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Interpol Presidency Election

"(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Interpol presidency election tomorrow...."
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