Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

written question – answered on 30 March 2010.

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  • Colombia: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Colombian authorities on the recent assassination of Colombian human rights defender...

  • Colombia: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will instruct HM Ambassador in Bogota to raise the recent assassination of Colombian human rights defender Jhonny Hurtado...

  • Colombia: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received reports on the possible involvement of soldiers of the 7th Mobile Brigade of the Colombian Army in the...

  • Departmental Buildings

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department and its agencies have spent on rooms for staff leisure in each of the last five years.

  • Departmental Buildings

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff.

  • Departmental Buildings

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years.

  • Departmental Energy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) voltage optimisers and (b) equivalent technologies are used within buildings occupied by his Department.

  • Departmental Furniture

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on antique furniture in each of the last five years; and what items were purchased.

  • Departmental Internet

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many complaints his Department received regarding difficulties using its website in each of the last three years; and if he...

  • Departmental Internet

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on external website design consultants in each of the last three years; and if he will make a...

  • Departmental Marketing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five...

  • Departmental Public Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has incurred expenditure on (a) foreign exchange derivatives and (b) consulting on currency hedging...

  • Departmental Telephone Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 28 October 2009, Official Report, column 381W, on departmental telephone services, whether his...

  • Departmental Temporary Employment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his...

  • Georgia: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Georgian government over the screening on Georgian television on 15 March...

  • Georgia: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the President of Georgia on (a) media freedom, (b) human rights, (c) democracy and (d) the...

  • Georgia: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the state of (a) media freedom, (b) human rights, (c) democracy and (d) the rule of...

  • Georgia: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the President of Georgia on the conduct of forthcoming elections in that country; and if he...

  • Georgia: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what resources (a) the Government, (b) the EU, (c) the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and (d) other...

  • Government Communications Headquarters

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the critical facilities managed by Group 4 Securicor (G4S) are at GCHQ that are referred to on page two of the unprinted...

  • Intelligence and Security Committee

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the contribution of the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, 18 March 2010, Official Report, column...

  • Marine Resources and Fisheries Consultants: Contracts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Government contracts have been awarded to Marine Resources and Fisheries Consultants Ltd. since January 2008; and what the...

  • Middle East: Armed Conflict

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the number of (a) rockets and (b) mortar bombs launched into Israeli territory from (i)...

  • Middle East: Peace Negotiations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the teaching of Arabic in Israel.

  • Morocco: Fishery Agreements

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to call for the suspension of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement.

  • Morocco: Political Prisoners

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will request HM Ambassador in Morocco to seek information on the detention by the Moroccan authorities of (a) Ali Salem...

  • Sudan: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with (a) the Westminster Foundation, (b) the Interparliamentary Union and (c) other international bodies...

  • Tibet

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he raised the issue of Tibet during his recent visit to China. [Official Report, 25 May 2010, Vol. 510, c. 1MC.]

  • Western Sahara: Fisheries

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there have been discussions at joint committee meetings between the European Commission and Morocco on the effect on the...

  • World War II: Anniversaries

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he received on the attendance of UK nationals at the commemoration of Latvian Waffen SS veterans in Riga on 16...