Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

written question – answered on 27 October 2004.

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  • Bangladesh

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the backlog is in dealing with entry clearance cases from Dhaka.

  • Belarus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will make a statement on the recent elections and referendum in Belarus; what representations he has made to the...

  • Belarus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps Her Majesty's Government is taking to encourage Belarus to (a) work towards becoming a democracy, (b) ensure that the...

  • Botswana

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has made to the Government of Botswana regarding the Kalahari Basarwa Bushmen; (2) what...

  • Correspondence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter to him dated 14 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr....

  • Cyprus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government deemed the paper published by the Republic of Cyprus on 15 March 2004 to contain acceptable proposals for...

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January; and if he...

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the alleged involvement of other African countries in the civil war in the Democratic...

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the International Rescue Committee's mortality study on the conflict in the...

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to help resolve the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and if he will make a...

  • Egypt

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with the authorities in Egypt since the explosions in Taba and Nuweiba.

  • Eritrea

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of evangelical and pentecostal churches which have been closed down in Eritrea since 21...

  • FCO Arabic Speakers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many fully trained Arabic speakers work for the Foreign Office.

  • Former Soviet Republics

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have taken place with the Governments of (a) Kyrgyzstan, (b) Tajikistan, (c) Uzbekistan and (d) Turkmenistan on...

  • Iraq

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contingency preparations have been made by the coalition to provide for refugees that may flee an operation to bring...

  • Iraq

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) representations he has made to and (b) assurances he has received from the United States that, should they mount an...

  • Iraq

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, in 2002, (a) a Minister in the Foreign Office and (b) an ambassador indicated to the United States Administration that...

  • Latvia

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the ease of access for a British citizen on holiday in Latvia to the Latvian judicial system if...

  • Overseas Students

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many overseas students who have applied to study at universities in the UK have yet to be granted a visa to enter the country.

  • Overseas Students

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the British High Commissioner in Bangladesh concerning the amount of funding a student is...

  • Overseas Students

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on changes in the number of people arriving from outside the UK on student visas between 2002 and 2003.

  • Pakistan

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Pakistani authorities regarding their recent testing of a medium-range nuclear-capable...

  • Sudan

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the levels of sexual violence in the Darfur region of Sudan.

  • Sudan

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Sudanese Liberation Army and (b) the Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur.

  • Turkey

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received regarding negotiations for Turkish accession to the EU; and if he will make a statement.

  • Iran

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions his Department has had with the Iranian Government regarding uranium enrichment.