Emily Thornberry

7 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his US counterpart on the absence of a meeting between President Trump and representatives of the Iraqi government during the US President's recent vis

7 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iraqi counterpart on the judicial process for the trial of non-combative civilians living in Daesh-controlled areas in that country, and the

7 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cuba: Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Cuban counterpart on the legalisation of same-sex marriage in that country.

7 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent violent protests and Israeli military exercises on stability in the region of the Gaza border.

7 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received representations on the sharing by the United States Administration of the draft proposals in its Middle East Peace Plan with (a) Egypt, (b) Jordan and (c) the Pale

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Masood Azhar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts on the United Nations Security Council on the formal designation of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Venezuela: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of (a) British embassy staff and (b) other British nationals resident in Venezuela.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Bangladeshi counterparts since the recent elections in that country to ensure that the Bangladeshi Government remains committed to repatriations of

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many human rights activists his Department estimates are currently in detention in Egypt; and what representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on this issue.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ahmed Mansoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Emirati counterpart on the recent upholding of the conviction and ten-year sentence against human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the continued detention and threatened execution of Abbas al-Hassan and eleven other individuals threatened wit

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israa al-Ghomgham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the continued detention and threatened execution of women’s rights activist, Israa al-Ghomgham.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nabeel Rajab

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on the case of the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sayed Alwadaei

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on the recent upholding of the convictions against relatives of the wife of Mr Sayed Alwadaei, the Director of Advocacy of the

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the continued mass detention and mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in western China.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his international counterparts for the rights of indigenous peoples to be embedded into the proposed International Treaty on Human Rights and Tr

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cuba: Equal Rights Coalition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he will formally invite Cuba to join the Equal Rights Coalition during the Government’s term as co-chair of the coalition, in light of the recent progress the Cuban Government has

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Brazil: State Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will guarantee that President Bolsonaro of Brazil will not be accorded the honour of a state visit to the UK during his term in office because of his record of hate speech against m

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oyub Titiev

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Russian counterpart on the continued detention of Oyub Titiev.

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Equal Rights Coalition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to expand the membership of the Equal Rights Coalition among (a) African, (b) Asian and (c) other countries during the Government’s term as co-chair of that coalition in

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, where the funding will come from for the proposed expansion of the UK’s diplomatic network; over what period that expansion will take place; and whether that funding will be taken from el

6 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development

Zimbabwe: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the difficulties that women in Zimbabwe face in obtaining sanitary products in that country; and whether he is taking steps to tackle that humanitarian need

6 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Zimbabwe: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department maintains an ongoing dialogue with the Vice-President of Zimbabwe; and what representations his Department has made to the Vice-President of Zimbabwe on the January

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Zimbabwe: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart on the violent suppression of civilian protests in that country in January 2019.

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the (a) persecution of Christians, (b) suppression of the Christian faith in that country and (c)that country's plan

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jiang Rong and Wang Yi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the arrest of Pastor Wang Yi and his wife Jiang Rong of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chingdu province in December 2018

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's programme to involve religious minorities in reconciliation programmes in Iraq; and whether he has plans to extend th

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government in Myanmar on the destruction of churches in Kachin state and their replacement with Buddhist pagodas.

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the reported deaths of 3,731 Christians in Nigeria in 2018, what representations he has made to the Home Secretary on the assessment of asylum claims from Nigerian Chris

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Christianity: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the processing of asylum claims from people fleeing the persecution of Christians overseas.