Category Archives: Foreign Office Written Statement

Government Wine Cellar Review

May 13, 2011 – 6:25 pm

Government Wine Cellar Review The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): I am announcing today the outcome of a review of the Government wine cellar. Government Hospitality provides 13 May 2011 : Column 49WS corporate hospitality services for the whole Government, and has done so for over 80 years. [...]

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International Criminal Tribunals (Special Court for Sierra Leone)

April 26, 2011 – 5:29 pm

International Criminal Tribunals (Special Court for Sierra Leone) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): The Special Court for Sierra Leone is the first international criminal tribunal to be funded entirely from voluntary contributions from Governments. Since its creation in 2002, the United Kingdom has been a strong and [...]

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FCO Services (Performance Targets 2011-12)

April 4, 2011 – 3:08 pm

FCO Services (Performance Targets 2011-12) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): FCO Services operates as a trading fund of the FCO. I have set the following performance targets for 2011-12: An in-year surplus before interest and tax producing a net margin of between 1% and 5%. A return [...]

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International Criminal Court (Victims Fund)

March 21, 2011 – 5:59 pm

International Criminal Court (Victims Fund) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): The United Kingdom has made a donation of £500,000 to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims. The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) was established by the states parties of the ICC in 2002 to [...]

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Private Military and Security Company Industry

March 10, 2011 – 4:55 pm

Private Military and Security Company Industry The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham): On 16 September 2010 the Foreign Secretary confirmed that the Government would be taking forward work to promote high standards in the Private Military and Security Company (PMSC) industry on three tracks: introducing robust regulation in [...]

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