Sentences with phrase «foreign office questions»

The Commons begins (11.30 am) with Foreign Office questions which, again, may well be followed by a clutch of urgent questions and statements.

Foreign Office questions is currently winding down in the Commons, with William Hague's distinctive voice, and less than distinctive views, filling the chamber.

In Foreign Office questions today I raised concerns about the humanitarian situation in Cameroon.

Phillip Hammond personally rebuffed the outlandish suggestion from his Tory colleague Keith Simpson, made during Foreign Office Questions in the House of Commons.

He told MPs at Foreign Office questions the Government would continue to work at the United Nations «in order to ensure that the international convention on chemical weapons once again becomes properly effective».

Not exact matches

A spokesperson in the Ottawa office of Canada's minister of foreign affairs and international trade, Vancouver Kingsway MP David Emerson, took questions, but the minister was unavailable.

In attempting to shoo away questions about the temporary foreign worker program, the Immigration Minister's office has apparently been going through its correspondence file.

One of the things that is evident in all of this (from the careful statements being made) is that the US State Dept and UK Foreign Office lawyers have been hard at work advising their respective bosses on this question.

Obour must tell us how many people musigha has taken on foreign trips and how many of them have returned to Ghana over the years Obour must explain why even after renting part of our office building out to a chyrch, the union has not been able to put even dirty oil on the building as paint and has left the musigha building in such a dilapidated state Obour must tell us who are signatories to the musicians union of Ghana account and which bank / banks we save with These are just a few of the many questions I want answer for I'll only be part of your committee that is set up to investigate President Obour and possibly prosecute him.

23 March 2010 — OPPOSITION: SHADOW MINISTERIAL VISITS Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any information has been released following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office relating to the visit of the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, to Cuba in March 2009; if so, to whom; and when.

In an over-subscribed Urgent Question debate in the Commons yesterday, on the Palestinian statehood bid, foreign office minister Alistair Burt (standing in for Hague who was in Libya) refused to be drawn on whether the government would officially support a Palestinian bid for UN membership.

Bill Rammell, a Foreign Office Minister, has replied that he won't answer the question «in order to protect the safety and security of organisations delivering sensitive projects overseas».

Tuesday Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ten minute rule motion - Plastic glasses and bottles, Ian Lucas Legislation - Small charitable donations bill, second reading Money resolution - Prisons (interference with wireless telegraphy) bill Adjournment - Motorcycle licenses, Steve Baker

The biggest impact the Lib Dems managed to have on politics this week came on Thursday, when Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne hit out in Question Time against the # 1 million bonus awarded to taxpayer - owned bank RBS» chief executive Stephen Hester.

Questions - Foreign Office Ten minute rule motion - eradication of slavery (UK company supply chains) Debate - transport and the economy Debate - preparations for the Rio Plus summit Adjournment debate - supermarkets and public land in Scotland

2.30 pm Oral Questions Ensuring effective implementation of the stalking offences under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - Lord Kennedy of Southwark Reducing the geographic disparity in Gross Value Added per head within the UK - Lord Wigley British Academy's report «Languages: the State of the Nation» concluding that the UK will be unable to meet its aspirations for growth and global influence unless action is taken to remedy the deficit in foreign language skills - Baroness Coussins Office of Fair Trading's report on payday loans - Lord Mitchell Legislation Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Report stage (Day 2)- Baroness Hanham Orders and Regulations Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013 and Motion to Regret - Viscount Younger of Leckie / Lord Young of Norwood Green

It rejected claims by the Foreign Office that publication was not in the public interest, ruling the Williams draft «might be capable of adding to the public's understanding of the issues in question».

So there was total amazement in the Foreign Office state room when Brad Klapper of Associated Press, the first American to ask Boris Johnson a question at his joint press conference with US secretary of state John Kerry, went for the jugular.

Mr Baker is tabling a parliamentary question to the Foreign Office to establish which of the countries with large outstanding charges intend to settle the bill and which have made it clear they do not intend to pay the charge.

At a press conference on Thursday, Cuomo successfully dodged a question about whether he'd be interested in seeking a higher office that would give him a chance to actually have a say in foreign affairs.

Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood, who refuses to answer the questions in full, says of Benn: «After much speculation I'm delighted to see him in his place today.»

In addition, this notice addresses the general question of whether carriers may require health documentation for carriage of service animals on flights from the U.S. into countries other than the U.K.. On February 26, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Enforcement Office issued a guidance document to assist carriers and passengers with disabilities in complying with both U.S. and U.K. regulations concerning the transport of service animals on flights from the U.S. to the U.K. by: 1) explaining the procedures passengers must follow to comply with the U.K.'s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS); 2) explaining the procedures U.S. and foreign carriers must follow to obtain an approved Required Method of Operation (RMOP) from the U.K.'s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); and 3) notifying both U.S. and U.K. carriers operating flights between the U.S. and the U.K. that failure to obtain an approved RMOP from DEFRA will be considered a violation of the ACAA by the Department's Aviation Enforcement Office and may subject such carriers to enforcement action.1 The purpose of this notice is to respond to inquiries from airlines and the traveling public since issuance of the February notice regarding foreign requirements for health 1 72

The campaign material, which raised questions about the long - term environmental and social impacts of the dam and foreign investments, reached the upper echelons of government, including the vice president's office.

The former Labour Foreign Office Minister and Cabinet minister Lord Hain has tabled a written question in the House of Lords on Monday for urgent clarification on the matter of Embassy endorsement.