Results 41–60 of 2807 for speaker:Leo Docherty

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ukraine (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: I appreciate my hon. Friend’s motivation in asking that question. We should keep in mind that our relationship with Germany on supporting Ukraine is strong, united and deeply co-operative. Together we are delivering the fighting edge that our friends in Ukraine need.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ukraine (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: No, it does not, but we continue to work very energetically and closely with our friends across Europe, including at the recently convened French summit, to ensure that the heft and military capability of all Ukraine’s allies are brought to bear in increasing Ukraine’s fighting edge.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ukraine (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: The hon. Gentleman asks a characteristically intelligent and pertinent question. We are working together to increase defence industrial capability. Some new ideas have come out of the French summit about increasing domestic capability for our Ukrainian friends. A lot of diplomatic support goes into that. On frozen assets, he will have seen recent thinking from the European side about using...

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vladimir Kara-Murza (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: The UK has consistently condemned Vladimir Kara-Murza’s politically motivated conviction and called for his release. We sanctioned 11 individuals in response to his sentencing, as well as two individuals involved in his earlier poisoning. We regularly raise his case both with the Russian authorities and at multilateral fora.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vladimir Kara-Murza (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: Our ambassador raised Mr Kara-Murza’s case in person with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister on 19 January, repeating our request for consular access. The Foreign Secretary met Mrs Kara-Murza, and Mr Kara-Murza’s mother, Elena Gordon, on 1 March. We remain in close and regular contact with his family and legal representatives, and we will continue to keep his case at the top of our agenda.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vladimir Kara-Murza (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: Yes, I am happy to confirm that. I will seek an update from our head of mission in Moscow for the hon. Lady’s increased awareness.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Turkey: Surgical Procedures (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: We are aware of 28 British nationals who have died in Turkey following elective medical procedures since 2019. The UK Government continue to engage actively with the Turkish Government on how to support the safety of patients who travel to Turkey for medical treatment.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Turkey: Surgical Procedures (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: We raise that issue with our Turkish counterparts at many levels. We will always look at what more we can do, but the head of mission in Ankara is seized of the urgency and importance of the issue and is working in close collaboration with the Turkish authorities.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Topical Questions (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: The hon. Gentleman is right to ask that question. We are making progress, but he is also right to point out that what we do needs to be lawful. That is the key thing, and that is what we are working on.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Topical Questions (12 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: I do agree that we must put our money where our mouth is, but as we survey the landscape of European and Atlantic security on the 75th anniversary of NATO, we see—with the accession of Finland and Sweden—that NATO is in very good order indeed.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Turkey: Administration of Justice (11 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: As a close partner, we consistently encourage Turkey to uphold the rule of law and to live up to its international obligations as a founding member state of the Council of Europe. We remind Turkey to act in line with the European Convention on Human Rights, other Council of Europe conventions, and broader democratic norms.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid (11 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: Since February 2022, the UK Government has pledged £357 million in support of the humanitarian response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This includes work with Ukrainian local partners to provide emergency response items and other vital humanitarian assistance across Ukraine. For example, we have supported the International Organisation for Migration and the Ukrainian Red Cross to...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (11 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: The Hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy MP) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the the Hon. Member for North Norfolk (Duncan Baker MP).

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Albania: Politics and Government ( 8 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: Sali Berisha, whose position as Chair of the Democratic Party is contested within the party, was charged with corruption by Albania's Special Prosecutor's Office in October 2023 and currently is under house arrest. It would be inappropriate to comment further while the legal process is underway.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Albania: Foreign Relations ( 8 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: I [Minister for Europe] met Albania's new Ambassador to the UK, Dr Uran Ferizi, on Monday 26 February.

Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Albania: Politics and Government ( 8 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: The United Kingdom strongly supports democracy in Armenia. I [Minister Docherty] discussed domestic reforms with Armenia's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, during my visit to the South Caucasus in November last year. We provide Armenia support through The Good Governance Fund (GGF), including up to £2.3 million this year for programmes that are focused on strengthening and promoting...

Public Bill Committee: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill: Clause 2 - The International Committee of the Red Cross ( 6 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: May I commend my right hon. Friend’s words? I will speak briefly to amendments 1 and 2, which are designed to protect information that the ICRC provides in confidence to His Majesty’s Government from being used in UK civil court proceedings. That is necessary, as the withholding from public disclosure of confidential information cannot otherwise be assured. That reflects the ICRC’s...

Public Bill Committee: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill: Clause 4 - Orders in Council ( 6 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for introducing the amendments and am happy to give her the assurance that she requires. The FCDO has engaged with the CPA and ICRC throughout the legislative process. The FCDO will consult them both ahead of secondary legislation and work closely with them to agree the arrangements for the appropriate privileges and immunities for each organisation. The...

Public Bill Committee: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill: Clause 1 - The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ( 6 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s leadership on this issue and I am very pleased to be speaking in Committee on this important Bill. As laid out by my right hon. Friend, the UK greatly values its long-standing programme partnership with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and really appreciates the very important work that it does, right across the Commonwealth, to foster...

Public Bill Committee: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill: Clause 1 - The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ( 6 Mar 2024)

Leo Docherty: I wholeheartedly endorse my hon. Friend’s comments. Touching briefly on clause 3, the Bill will enable the Government to treat the CPA and the ICRC in a manner comparable to that of an international organisation of which the United Kingdom, or His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, is a member. In keeping with that, this provision is equivalent to section 8 of the International...


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