Emily Thornberry

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the current funding shortfall of the (a) Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Syria Trust Fund, (b) OPCW Voluntary Fund for

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what voluntary financial contributions the Government made to the (a) Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Syria Trust Fund, (b) OPCW Voluntary Fund for Assistance a

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of attacks using chemical weapons in Iraq; what estimate he has made of the number of such attacks during (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017; an

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the establishment of an independent international mechanism to investigate attacks using chemical weapons in Iraq.

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the Iraqi Government in implementing its plans for the destruction of remnants of chemical weapons stored at the Al-Muthanna complex;

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans for the OPCW Executive Council to convene in Special Session when the Fact finding Mission in Syria completes its investigation of the attack of 4 April 2017 in Khan Shei

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the potential renewal of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara; and if he will make representations at the UN Security Coun

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the (a) size of the chemical weapons stockpile and (b) number of chemical weapons production facilities not formally declared to the OPCW by the G

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the former capacity of Daesh to produce chemical weapons at the University of Mosul; what assessment he has made of the quantity of chemical weapons produce

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's priorities were for the 54th Special Session of the OPCW Executive Council on 13 and 19 April 2017; what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Western Sahara: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Western Sahara.

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to seek the agreement of the (a) OPCW Executive Council, (b) Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention and (c) UN Security Council on p

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress of the Iraqi authorities in (a) investigating reports of attacks using chemical weapons in that country, (b) establishing responsibility for su

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chemical Weapons Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many requests the Government has received for assistance under Article X of the Chemical Weapons Convention in each year since 2010; from which countries such requests have been recei

21 Apr 2017 · Cabinet Office

Chemical Weapons: Syria

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Joint Intelligence Committee's findings on the chemical weapons attack of 4 April 2017 in Khan Sheikhoun.

21 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department overseas in roles requiring an ability to speak a local language are at the Target Level Attainment for that language.

21 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of staff his Department employs overseas in roles based in the Middle East and North Africa region in each year since 2010; and how many such staff were in roles requirin

21 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of staff his Department employs overseas in roles requiring an ability to speak the local language; in which countries such staff are based; and in which languages such s

21 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's staff passed a language examination at (a) Extensive, (b) Operational, (c) Functional and (d) Confidence levels in each year since 2010.

21 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's staff employed in overseas roles were based in the Russian and Eastern Europe region in each year since 2010; and how many such staff were in roles re

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Development Aid: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether funds spent by his Department as part of the annual 0.7 per cent of gross national income spend on official development assistance must comply with the purpose of poverty reductio

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to table 1.6 of Budget 2017, Departmental Resource Budgets, what proportion of his Department's estimated resource budget for (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20 consi

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total amount to be spent by his Department in 2016-17 which will count towards the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income spent on official devel

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which projects were funded by his Department from the (a) Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and (b) Prosperity Fund in 2016-17.

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which countries his Department spent funds allocated from the (a) Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and (b) Prosperity Fund in 2016-17.

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total amount of funding his Department received from the (a) Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and (b) Prosperity Fund was for the 2016-17 financial year.

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2017 to Question 66551, for what reasons the Government has not yet ratified the Protocol V of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.

8 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Special Envoy for Gender Equality: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent members of staff in his Department report directly to his Department's Special Envoy for Gender Equality; and whether he plans to increase that number.

8 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Special Envoy for Gender Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial resources have been allocated to support the work of his = Department's Special Envoy for Gender Equality in (a) this financial year and (b) the 2017-18 financial year.

8 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Special Envoy for Gender Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the formal responsibilities of his Department's Special Envoy for Gender Equality are; and if he will make a statement.