Emily Thornberry

5 Nov 2018 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department had allocated funding to the Oxfam-supported (a) water supply system and (b) cholera treatment centres in Yemen which were hit by Saudi coalition air strikes in (i) April

5 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Electronic Funds Transfer

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the feasibility of establishing an alternative mechanism for money transfers autonomous from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunicat

5 Nov 2018 · Department for International Trade

Natural Gas: Cameroon

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether provision was made in the July 2018 agreement on natural gas with the Cameroon Government for the allocation of revenues from that deal to improve the lives of Cameroon's poorest people.

5 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Tunisia on the closure of its Truth and Dignity Commission; and what steps he is taking to encourage that Government to fulfill its p

5 Nov 2018 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK official development assistance supports the work of agencies cited for human rights abuses in the October 2018 Human Rights Watch report Two authorities, one way, zero dissent.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sri Lanka: Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the implementation of the transitional justice mechanisms set out in UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason human rights abuses in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions was not on the agenda during the UK presidency of the United Nations Security Council in August 2018.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Tunisia on the threat posed by the return of Tunisian Daesh fighters to that country; and what plans he has to support that Government i

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: Civil Liberties and Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Tunisia on the implementation by that country of the recommendations of its Commission on Liberties and Equality.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support on cyber-threats the Government is providing to the government of Ukraine in advance of that countries elections in 2019.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the timeframe for the publication of the final report of the Office for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the reported chemical weapons at

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Israeli government on the proposed implementation of Military Order 1797 to (a) accelerate the process of demolitions within the Occupied Pa

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to convene a summit of European and Arab foreign ministers with the US Administration to discuss the red lines for that country’s Middle East peace plan.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in North Korea on recent imports of crude oil to that country in excess of the maximum levels permitted by UN Security Council R

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) China and (b) North Korea on the talks held between the leaders of those countries in Beijing on 18 June 2018; and what informatio

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the trade dispute between the Governments of the United States and China on the implementation by China of UN sanctions against Nort

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Mayors

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on (a) the removal from office of directly-elected mayors in that country and (b) the recent statement by President Erdo

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) progress and (b) fairness of appeals against the dismissal by public sector employees in Turkey since July 2016.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the US administration has supplied his Department with the United States’ Middle East peace plan.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the accessibility of consular support for UK citizens that are victims of forced marriage in Pakistan.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Pakistan: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the restoration of the Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Pakistan.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mongolia: Human Rights and Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Mongolia on (a) the protection of human rights and (b) the reduction in the level of poverty in that country.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy to support the inclusion of Mongolia in the six-party talks on the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Ahrar al-Sham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the size of Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib; and what proportion of the overall Syrian rebel strength that groups represents in that area.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy to support the governments of (a) Germany and (b) France on the potential merits of a coordinated European position on arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in the Y

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Animal Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese government on that government's decision to legalise the use of products derived from (a) tigers and (b) rhinoceros horn in medical centres

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the UK does not contribute to the UN trust fund for victims of sexual violence; and whether he plans to review that decision.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on (a) changes in the level of documented cases of sexual violence in that country in 2017 and (b)

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many experts recruited under the prevention of sexual violence initiative are deployed to the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.

31 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: Yazidis

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his UN counterpart on accelerating the work of the investigative team on the enslavement of Yazidi women and girls by Daesh.