Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

written question – answered on 12 October 2011.

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  • Afghanistan: British Council

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Council's work in Afghanistan; and if he will make a...

  • Algeria: Religious Freedom

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Algeria on religious freedom for Christians in that country.

  • Belarus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department last had direct discussions with the government of Belarus.

  • B'Tselem

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much (a) financial and (b) other support his Department provided to B'Tselem—The Israeli Information Centre for Human...

  • China

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the government of China in 2011.

  • China

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many hon. Members his Department assisted in arranging visas for or meetings in China in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.

  • China: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed in person human rights and democracy with the Chinese Ambassador.

  • Columbia: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what human rights issues he raised during his meeting with the Colombian foreign minister on 13 July 2011.

  • Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the resource budget allocation was for the office of his Department's chief scientific adviser in each of the last five...

  • Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the salary, including benefits, was of his Department's chief scientific adviser in each of the last five years for which...

  • Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in the office of his Department's chief scientific adviser in each of the last...

  • Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on requiring his Department's (a) agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (b) contractors to have a...

  • Departmental Official Visits

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have visited the institutions of the (a) European Union, (b) World Trade...

  • Departmental Public Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on new furnishings in the last year.

  • Detainees

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many requests he received from hon. Members for assistance from his Department to bring to trial constituents detained in...

  • Dubai: Detainees

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many hon. Members wrote to him about constituents detained and awaiting trial in Dubai in each of the last 10 years.

  • Indian Subcontinent: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he received from (a) the Indian Government, (b) the Pakistani Government, (c) human rights organisations...

  • Kashmir: Foreign Relations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.

  • Kashmir: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on respect for human rights in Kashmir; and if he will...

  • Kashmir: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Indian Government on respect for human rights in Indian-administered Kashmir; and if he...

  • Kashmir: Human Rights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with human rights organisations on respect for human rights in Indian-administered Kashmir.

  • Kashmir: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to help achieve a long-term peace in Kashmir.

  • Libya: UN Resolutions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) his counterparts in (i) France and (ii) the US and (b) the Libyan National Transitional...

  • Middle East: Detainees

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many hon. Members requested assistance from his Department for constituents detained without trial in countries in the...

  • North Korea: Detainees

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea the case of the family of Dr Oh Kil-nam, believed to have been...

  • Palestinians: United Nations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government has taken to support the Palestinian Authority's efforts to be recognised as a sovereign, independent...

  • Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Sri Lanka on the independence of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation...

  • Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Sri Lanka on protection for witnesses and victims appearing before the...

  • Third Sector

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters he has received on funding for civil society organisations within his Department's area of responsibility in...

  • West Bank: Schools

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the proposed demolition of the school in Khan al Ahmar,...