Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Home Department on support for evacuees from Sudan who are approaching the end of their six month compassionate dispensation visas.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 195882 on Visas: Tourism, how much his Department spent on contracts with Teleperformance Ltd for (a) visa processing and (b) contact centre services in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Visa Application Centres in (a) Kenya, (b) Nigeria, (c) Ghana and (d) South Africa courier passports and other documents of visa applicants to Decision Making Centres in the UK.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Visa Application Centres in (a) Kenya, (b) Nigeria, (c) Ghana and (d) South Africa contain scanners and other equipment required for (i) checking the authenticity of passports and other documents and (ii) making electronic copies of those documents.
Lyn Brown: I, too, wish to put on record my solidarity with those who are living in fear and heartbreak in Gaza and Israel. The withdrawal from Afghanistan was an absolute debacle. It is a continuing source of shame to this country that so many people who helped us, trusted us, relied on us, have been absolutely abandoned. We are hearing horrifying reports from those who have done the right thing and...
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen his Department’s work on atrocity prevention; and if he will include engagement with political transition processes using an atrocity prevention lens framework within that work.
Lyn Brown: It is a privilege, Ms Bardell, to serve under your chairship for the first time; I am sure it will not be the last. I thank the right hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) for securing this debate. She has a vast knowledge and real passion for these issues, which she has raised so effectively. The UK had a key role in formulating the sustainable development goals, so I think it is fair to...
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on that country’s recent sanctioning of Abdelrahim Dagalo and Abdul Rahman Juma; and whether he is taking steps to coordinate sanctions with the US.
Lyn Brown: It is a genuine pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Latham, and I am well aware of your expertise in this issue. I also thank the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) for securing this debate. He is clearly a dedicated and knowledgeable member of the all-party group for water, sanitation and hygiene. He is right: we know that when communities have comprehensive access to clean water...
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral meetings he has had on the interim report of the UN Panel of Experts on Darfur.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UN arms embargo relating to Darfur; and if he will make a statement.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to support the establishment of an independent UN Human Rights Council mechanism to investigate human rights violations and abuses committed by all parties in Sudan.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (a) strengthen democratic processes and (b) enable accountability ahead of that country’s elections.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the International Criminal Court's resources for (a) investigations of potential genocide, war crimes and or crimes against humanity in Darfur in 2023 and (b) other investigations in the (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025 financial year.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what bilateral meetings at which Sudan will be discussed each Minister has planned for the UN General Assembly 2023.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to engage with (a) the Permanent Representatives to the UN of (i) Gabon, (ii) Ghana and (iii) Mozambique, (b) other UN Security Council member states, (c) the African Union and (d) other stakeholders on support for a UN Security Council resolution on Sudan; and whether he is taking...
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to support the production of an options paper on civilian protection in Sudan by the UN Secretary-General; and whether he has held meetings with (a) the UN Secretariat and (b) international counterparts on the potential merits of such a paper.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to expedite his Department’s (a) mapping and (b) sanctioning of international flows of arms and money in Sudan.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to encourage the African Union’s Expanded Mechanism for the Resolution of the Sudan Conflict to take into account the views of (a) Sudanese civil society and (b) the Sudanese diaspora in the UK.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had (a) with his counterparts in the (i) European Commission and (ii) European Union member states, (b) with other international counterparts, (c) with the (A) African Union and (B) Intergovernmental Authority on Development and (d) with the UN Secretariat on accountability for...