Monthly Archives: July 2011

Departmental Training

Departmental Training Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on training for Ministers since May 2010; and what the purpose of the training was in each case. [67457] Mr Bellingham: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers attended the Ministerial Induction course run by the [...]

Omar al-Bashir

Omar al-Bashir Stephen Phillips: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to support the execution of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Omar al-Bashir. [59410] Mr Bellingham: The United Kingdom is a strong supporter of the work that the International Criminal [...]

Sudan: Peace Negotiations

Sudan: Peace Negotiations Stephen Phillips: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to support the All Darfur Stakeholders conference. [59415] Mr Bellingham: I have regularly raised the UK’s concerns about Darfur and the need for an early resolution to the conflict with Sudanese interlocutors, most recently [...]

Sudan: Armed Conflict

Sudan: Armed Conflict Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on military strikes in the Kordofan state in Sudan. [65438] Mr Bellingham: Recent reports suggest that violence is continuing in many parts of Southern Kordofan. There are reports of aerial attacks by Sudanese armed [...]

Abyei

Abyei Mr Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what efforts his Department is making to broker a lasting solution to the dispute over Abyei. [64465] Mr Bellingham: The Abyei Interim Agreement of 20 June ought to lead to the swift withdrawal of Sudanese armed forces and the deployment of [...]

Access to Work Programme

Access to Work Programme Mrs McGuire: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many disabled people are being supported in employment in his Department under its access to work programme. [65042] Mr Bellingham: None. Ministerial Government Departments directly fund workplace support for their own disabled staff, instead of using Access [...]