November 3, 2011 – 7:11 pm
Kimberley Process (Zimbabwe Diamonds) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): On 1 November the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting in Kinshasa reached an agreement to ensure credible and effective safeguards and monitoring of the diamond mines in the Marange region of Zimbabwe. A copy of the agreement has [...]
October 27, 2011 – 7:46 pm
Ascension Island The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): My hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces, the Member for North Devon (Nick Harvey) and I are pleased to inform the House that the financial dispute between the Ministry of Defence and the Ascension Island Government has been [...]
October 26, 2011 – 7:45 pm
UNSCR 1325: Women, Peace and Security The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, is today publishing an annual review of the UK Government National Action [...]
October 12, 2011 – 5:44 pm
Somali Piracy (Funding Regional Maritime Capacity-Building Projects) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): I would like to inform the House that the Government have decided to fund a package of counter-piracy projects, building on support provided in 2010-11. This support provides concrete evidence of this Government’s 12 Oct [...]
September 7, 2011 – 4:16 pm
Sudan and South Sudan The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): I would like to provide the House with an update, following the summer recess, on developments in Sudan and South Sudan. We continue to support and encourage Sudan and South Sudan to develop as two independent states in [...]
Private Military and Security Companies The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): On 9 March 2011, I announced that, following a bidding process, the Government would be entering further discussions with Aerospace Defence and Security (ADS) to determine the next steps for ensuring the implementation of a robust code [...]