Given that my right hon. Friend informed us that confidentiality in the handling of information between agencies is a cornerstone of all intelligence relationships—especially the one between this country and its most important ally, the United States—and that, as the judges say, release of the information at issue here would...

Given that my right hon. Friend informed us that confidentiality in the handling of information between agencies is a cornerstone of all intelligence relationships—especially the one between this country and its most important ally, the United States—and that, as the judges say, release of the information at issue here would...

I thank my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Hague) for giving the House a real sense of the great sweep of problems that have to be confronted across the world. I will deal with a very small part of those...

I thank my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Hague) for giving the House a real sense of the great sweep of problems that have to be confronted across the world. I will deal with a very small part of those...

The hon. Gentleman is making an interesting speech. Is he as worried as me about the export from a country such as Austria of specialist steels, which are manufactured in few other counties in the world, but are useful to the nuclear enrichment programme in Iran?

The hon. Gentleman is making an interesting speech. Is he as worried as me about the export from a country such as Austria of specialist steels, which are manufactured in few other counties in the world, but are useful to the nuclear enrichment programme in Iran?

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his assessment is of the effects of the recent decision by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to support a nuclear agreement between the USA and India on the operation of Article Two of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his assessment is of the effects of the recent decision by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to support a nuclear agreement between the USA and India on the operation of Article Two of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement as to what representations the UK Mission in Washington DC has made to (a) members of the US Congress and (b) the US Administration on the Congressional Bill that would preclude UK citizens...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement as to what representations the UK Mission in Washington DC has made to (a) members of the US Congress and (b) the US Administration on the Congressional Bill that would preclude UK citizens...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the exercise of the principle of extraterritoriality of US jurisdiction and its effect on UK companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the exercise of the principle of extraterritoriality of US jurisdiction and its effect on UK companies.

My noble Friend Lord Malloch-Brown has made the following written ministerial statement:"Pursuant to my answer of 2 June to the question asked by the noble Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Official Report, 2 June, col WAI5), we have continued our search for the records relating to an answer given to...

My noble Friend Lord Malloch-Brown has made the following written ministerial statement:"Pursuant to my answer of 2 June to the question asked by the noble Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Official Report, 2 June, col WAI5), we have continued our search for the records relating to an answer given to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he and other Ministers in his Department have had with US administration representatives on the issuing of US visas to people with HIV/AIDS; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he and other Ministers in his Department have had with US administration representatives on the issuing of US visas to people with HIV/AIDS; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the US authorities on the case of Krishna Maharaj; whether British Government representatives will attend the June clemency hearing in Tallahassee; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the US authorities on the case of Krishna Maharaj; whether British Government representatives will attend the June clemency hearing in Tallahassee; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Ministers in his Department have met Caleb McCurry since his appointment as Cuba Transition Co-ordinator for the Bush Administration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Ministers in his Department have met Caleb McCurry since his appointment as Cuba Transition Co-ordinator for the Bush Administration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the United States government on the deployment of US Navy warships along the coast of Lebanon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the United States government on the deployment of US Navy warships along the coast of Lebanon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives in Washington DC have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the United States Administration on the planned meeting between US Assistant Secretary of State,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives in Washington DC have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the United States Administration on the planned meeting between US Assistant Secretary of State,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what safeguards there are to prevent future use of British territory for US extraordinary rendition flights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what safeguards there are to prevent future use of British territory for US extraordinary rendition flights.

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on global security and the Middle East. (Inc ref to Foreign Affairs Select Committee eighth report of session 2006-07, HC 363 and the Government response, Cm 7212.)

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on global security and the Middle East. (Inc ref to Foreign Affairs Select Committee eighth report of session 2006-07, HC 363 and the Government response, Cm 7212.)

I echo hon. Members' congratulations on not just the report but the contributions that have been made to the debate. Thank you, Mr. Pope, for the expert and civilised way in which you have chaired it. Promoting peace, prosperity and security in the middle east remains one of the UK's...

I echo hon. Members' congratulations on not just the report but the contributions that have been made to the debate. Thank you, Mr. Pope, for the expert and civilised way in which you have chaired it. Promoting peace, prosperity and security in the middle east remains one of the UK's...

The Quartet works closely with the Arab League, and I am constantly in contact with Amru Musa, its secretary general. We try to conduct initiatives in concert.

The Quartet works closely with the Arab League, and I am constantly in contact with Amru Musa, its secretary general. We try to conduct initiatives in concert.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what role is played by the British embassy in Washington to facilitate visits by British subjects to US administration sites including the Pentagon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what role is played by the British embassy in Washington to facilitate visits by British subjects to US administration sites including the Pentagon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of violations of Iranian airspace by US airforce fighter jets around Khorramshahr on 13 November; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of violations of Iranian airspace by US airforce fighter jets around Khorramshahr on 13 November; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department has issued to UK citizens with past drugs offences who wish to travel to the US; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department has issued to UK citizens with past drugs offences who wish to travel to the US; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the US Administration on the UK's special relationship with the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the US Administration on the UK's special relationship with the US.