To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the PKK's declaration of a unilateral cease-fire, what representations they have made to the government of Turkey following Turkish air attacks in south-east Turkey and northern Iraq.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they will bring to the European Council meeting in Valletta in November.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of reports of killing of civilians, attacks on party offices, and injuries to children in Turkey, what representations they have made to the government of Turkey regarding compliance with its human rights obli...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in setting up "hotspot" screening centres for refugees and migrants in Italy and Greece; and where those centres will be located.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about detainees held in Egypt and reports of random arrests, pre-trial torture, forced confessions, and the use of military courts for civilian cases.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the participation of Houthi leaders in UN-sponsored discussions, whether similar discussions will be held with the authorities that govern the cantons of north and north-east Syria; and if not, why not.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are consulting the Foreign Minister of Italy on his proposal for enhanced aid and investment in the whole Mediterranean region.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the present situation of the Yezidis displaced from the Sinjar/Shengal region, irrespective of their current location; what proportion of those displaced are in camps; and what plans there ...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Centre of Iraq and the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre of the Kurdistan Regional Government are working productively together; and what recomm...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress achieved at the meeting of the Middle East Quartet on 10 September.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Saudi Arabia about their air attacks on towns and cities in Yemen and the consequent civilian casualties.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, or other similar bodies, will be sending official observers to the general election on 1 November in Turkey; and if not, why not.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define extremism, other than violent extremism, as mentioned in the Statement of 7 September regarding Syria (HL Deb, cols 1246–50).
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they plan to make to European Union ministers at the 14 September meeting on EU migration; and whether they plan to make representations on the issue of co-operation between EU member states, including ...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that steps taken to stop British terrorism suspects from travelling do not continue to affect them once the suspicion has been removed.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the partial embargo imposed in 2014 on military supplies and equipment for Israel has been lifted; what was the reason for this decision; and whether the matter was considered by the Cabinet.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what grounds their consultation on reforming support for failed asylum seekers proposes to remove all support from some 15,000 asylum applicants who are not able to produce sufficient evidence to sustain their cases; wha...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reverse the cut imposed with effect from August on asylum support, in the light of the fact that this has been frozen since 2011; and whether they will introduce special rates for children under section...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have responded, or plan to respond, to the British Red Cross report Not so Straightforward: the need for qualified legal aid support in refugee family reunion; if so, whether they will place copies in the Libra...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for preventing the stagnation of Syrian refugees in external camps; and what assessment they have made of the case for involving Syrian teachers in education for both children and adults in such camps.