Emily Thornberry

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the memorandum issued by the Governments of Russia, Iran and Turkey on 4 May 2017 following negotiations in Astana, what recent assessment he has made of the effectivene

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the diplomatic implications of the recent statement by his North Korean counterpart that the government of that country is considering carrying out an atmos

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of a decision by the US Administration to cease implementing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran on the prospects fo

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the US and (b) North Korea on the circumstances under which the governments of those countries would be prepared to engage

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the diplomatic implications of the North Korean Government's rejection of an offer from the South Korean Government to engage in negotiations on North Korea

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Korea: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in (a) the US and (b) South Korea on the potential basing of US tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea.

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether a formal request should be made for the UN Secretary-General to use his good offices to facilitate multilateral negotiations on North Korea's nu

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Biological Weapons and Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) size and (b) content of North Korea's stockpiles of (i) chemical and (ii) biological weapons.

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kim Jong-nam

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) Government of Malaysia and (b) the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on the progress of investigation

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of UK nationals who visited North Korea in the most recent year for which figures are available.

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential risks faced by UK nationals visiting North Korea; and what plans he has to revise his Department's travel advice for UK nationals visit

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 9879, what the Government's policy is on the length of time for which the Government of North Korea should be required to suspend i

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 9879, what specific steps the Government of North Korea needs to take in order to manifest a serious and measurable change in behav

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 9871, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of emerging consensus for new EU sanctions to be imposed on North Korea.

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 9879, what the Government's policy is on whether the Government of North Korea should be required to engage in multilateral talks o

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 9872, what the Government's policy is on the circumstances under which it would consider imposing secondary sanctions on individual

10 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 9881, on North Korea: sanctions, if he will list the (a) specific outreach activities undertaken by the 1718 DPRK Sanctions Committ

9 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policy on Syria of the recent decision by the US Administration to end its provision of arms to certain rebel groups i

9 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the United States and (b) Turkey on the recent decision by the US Administration to provide arms to Kurdish members of the YPG mil

9 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the work of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic of the recent resignation of Carla Del Pont

9 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the outcome of the most recent round of negotiations in Geneva on the civil war in Syria.

12 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kenya: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he taking to ensure that the forthcoming presidential election in Kenya is conducted in a free and fair manner.

12 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kenya: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the work of Kenya's Electoral Commission since the presidential election held in that country on 8 August 2017; and if he will take steps to ensure that con

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2017, Official Report, column 83, what the basis is for his scepticism about claims that the North Korean nuclear test of 3 Septembe

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2017, Official Report, column 84, what the basis is for his estimate of the potential financial cost to the North Korean Government

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: UN Resolutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2017, Official Report, column 83, what recent assessment he has made of progress to negotiate a potential new UN Security Council re

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2017, Official Report, column 87, what recent discussions he has made to his counterpart in China on the implementation by that coun

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2017, Official Report, column 91, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other countries on the potential impos

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of North Korean oil imports linked to that country's development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential humanitarian effects of a decision to impose sanctions on North Korean oil imports on the civilian population of that country.