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Select Committee
MI6, University of Reading, and European Institute of Peace

Oral Evidence Sep. 12 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: MI6, University of Reading, and European Institute of Peace Oral Evidence


Select Committee
Department of War Studies, Kings College London, and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Oral Evidence Sep. 12 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: Department of War Studies, Kings College London, and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Oral Evidence


Westminster Hall
Yazidi Genocide - Tue 08 Feb 2022
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) In the summer of 2014, with temperatures rising to above 50°C, American, Iraqi, British, French and Australian - Speech Link
2: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) The Government voiced their support for those British women, and condemned the violence and abuse suffered - Speech Link
3: Feryal Clark (LAB - Enfield North) , as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on British Turks and Kurds, and for setting out - Speech Link
4: Chris Heaton-Harris (CON - Daventry) , and we are supporting this through the work of the British Council’s cultural protection fund. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Kurdish Political Representation and Equality in Turkey - Tue 02 Nov 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) Will she discuss the support that the British Council could offer in Kurdish-English work and co-operation - Speech Link
2: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) That has been recognised in the British courts, and the Government have rightly diverged from the Turkish - Speech Link
3: Feryal Clark (LAB - Enfield North) The rights of Kurds and other minorities in Turkey have been at best ignored and at worst abused, for - Speech Link
4: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) This is not just an internal matter for the Turks to rule on for themselves.If the Minister is looking - Speech Link
5: Amanda Milling (CON - Cannock Chase) irrespective of which section of society they are drawn from.The Turkish constitution provides for all Turks - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 19 May 2021
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) our global diplomatic network and the British Council to forge alliances and uphold human rights and - Speech Link
2: Baroness Deech (CB - Life peer) The Turks launched an attack on the Kurds, and there was no reaction. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Fall (CON - Life peer) foreign policy and its mantra to protect and advance British interests. - Speech Link
4: Lord Alderdice (LDEM - Life peer) British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.The British and Irish Governments and the European Union - Speech Link
5: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) They are part of the British family. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Counter-Daesh Update - Wed 22 Jul 2020
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Jack Lopresti (CON - Filton and Bradley Stoke) Daesh caliphate, but Daesh is now regrouping in territories disputed between the Kurds and the Iraqis - Speech Link
2: Ben Wallace (CON - Wyre and Preston North) It is incredibly important that we work with the Kurds and the Iraqis to ensure that, where there are - Speech Link
3: Ben Wallace (CON - Wyre and Preston North) The Turks are the ones on the border of that awful war; they have lost thousands of people to the PKK - Speech Link
4: Andy Carter (CON - Warrington South) I particularly welcome the contribution that British forces have made and pay particular tribute to service - Speech Link


Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jul. 16 2020

Source Page: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2019
Document: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2019 (PDF)

Found: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2019


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 04 Feb 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) who came with me on that trip—he might take a lead from the Belgian court case that said that the Kurds - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (CON - Romford) I thank the Foreign Secretary for his reply, but does he agree that the safety and security of British - Speech Link
3: Dominic Raab (CON - Esher and Walton) In fairness, we have seen 83 British nationals repatriated on Friday, and another seven British nationals - Speech Link
4: Dominic Raab (CON - Esher and Walton) We encourage all the actors—whether it is the Russians, the Turks or, indeed, the Assad regime itself—to - Speech Link
5: Dominic Raab (CON - Esher and Walton) They have Chinese and British nationality, but they are not British citizens. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Abandoning the Kurds, who led the fight against IS, has seen over 10,000 refugees fleeing to Iraqi Kurdistan - Speech Link
2: Crispin Blunt (CON - Reigate) phosphorus has been used as a weapon against civilians, if not other chemical weapons, either by the Turks - Speech Link
3: Heather Wheeler (CON - South Derbyshire) cultural attachés and our British Council work. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Stephenson (CON - Pendle) civil society and others promoting respect for British values and democracy. - Speech Link
5: Lord Walney (CB - Life peer) alliances to keep British citizens and our communities safe from the threat of terror? - Speech Link


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Visas and Immigration

Oct. 29 2019

Source Page: Turkey: country policy and information notes
Document: Turkey: country policy and information notes (PDF)

Found: Turkey: country policy and information notes