Archive for December, 2011

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  • RT @LordAshcroft: #ff @brit_battleaxe @SayeedaWarsi @George_Osborne @UKParliament @Number10gov @DefenceHQ @afneil @Jeremy_Hunt @richardbran… 1 day ago
  • RT @HugoSwire: Pleased to announce UK pledge of £4.4m to help in #Rakhine State, #Burma. Let's now see others step up to the plate http://… 3 days ago
  • RT @HugoSwire: Devastating tragedy near Pauktaw, Burma, reports of dozens of Rohingya killed as their boat capsized. My heart goes out to p… 3 days ago
  • 2/2 #UKaid providing early warning, expertise & @DFID_UK working closely with #Bangladesh govt thru the Comprehensive Disaster Mgt Programme 3 days ago
  • #Bangladesh tropical storm #Mahasen forecast to hit as cat 1 cyclone on 17 May. Guidance and travel advice: tinyurl.com/d3jnzf4 1/2 3 days ago
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• Parliament

  • Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan (16 May 2013) May 16, 2013
    Alistair Burt: ...of Interior and United Nations Development Programme was signed to this effect. (c) During her visit to Afghanistan 4- 6 March, the Senior Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Warsi discussed women's vital contribution to building peace, security and prosperity in Afghanistan with the Afghan Government and wider A […]
  • Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Bangladesh (16 May 2013) May 16, 2013
    Alistair Burt: ...on 6 May, urging all parties to restrain from violence or excessive use of force, and to substitute dialogue for confrontation. The Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Warsi raised concerns about recent violence with the Bangladesh Foreign Minister most recently in a meeting on 25 April. On 13 March, she issued a stat […]
  • Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: British Nationals Abroad: Death (16 May 2013) May 16, 2013
    Mark Simmonds: ...www.gov.uk/government/publications/support-for-briti sh-nationals-abroad-a-guide I also refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Senior Minister of State right hon. Baroness Warsi PC, to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, on 23 April 2013, Official Report,House of Lords, column 1350.
  • Queen’s Speech — Debate (5th Day) (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Lord Northbrook: ...on 23 October. However, the Government have not seen fit to take this idea seriously. A Written Answer to my noble friend Lord Sharkey last June was vague and woolly. The noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, in her wind-up speech to last October’s debate was little better in addressing the issue, and I ask the Minister whether a firmer commitment […]
  • Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burma (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Hugo Swire: The Senior Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Warsi, on 15 April, and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), on 16 April, raised the issue of anti-Muslim violence with a delegation of senior Burmese Ministers on their visit to London, ca […]
  • Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burma (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Hugo Swire: .... This should be done through a clear and transparent investigative and prosecutorial process. During a meeting on 15 April, the Senior Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Warsi pressed Aung Min, Minister for Burmese President's Office, to follow up on the commitment made by President Thein Sein to open an office of […]
  • Written Answers — House of Lords: Diplomatic Relations (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Baroness Warsi: Article 24 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations makes clear that the archives and documents of a diplomatic mission shall be inviolable “at any time and wherever they may be”. Material held by Governments originating from their diplomatic missions may not, therefore, be published or used in court.
  • Written Answers — House of Lords: Gaza (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Baroness Warsi: Officials from the UK representative to the EU and our Consulate-General in Jerusalem regularly discuss the situation in Gaza with their European counterparts. Those discussions cover the security and human rights of Palestinians living in Gaza, including children. Our Consul-General visited Gaza with other EU heads of missions on 26 February […]
  • Written Answers — House of Lords: Gaza (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Baroness Warsi: We have not carried out an assessment of the legality of the weapons used by the Israeli Defence Force in Gaza. We monitor all military activity in Gaza to the extent possible and regularly discuss the use of force with the Israeli authorities, reminding them that any use of force should be proportionate and in line with international humanit […]
  • Written Answers — House of Lords: Israel: UEFA Tournaments (15 May 2013) May 15, 2013
    Baroness Warsi: We have not discussed this issue with European partners. We believe that it is correct that the responsibility for the decision on whether to award a country the right to host an international sporting competition rests with the international federation concerned, in this case the Union of European Football Associations.

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