Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Dec 13

1 Henry Smith (Crawley): What recent progress he has made on negotiations on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.(902757)

2 Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to promote LGBTQ+ rights during the men’s World Cup in Qatar.(902758)

3 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): What diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine are held to account.(902759)

4 Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): What recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.(902760)

5 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to strengthen relations with Commonwealth countries.(902761)

6 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure (a) prosecution of and (b) effective sanctions against perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine.(902762)

7 Chris Bryant (Rhondda): Whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on (a) the use of the death penalty and (b) potential human rights violations in that country.(902763)

8 Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Iran.(902764)

9 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): If the Government will take steps to recognise (a) the Holodomor and (b) the events of 1915-1916 in Armenia as genocide.(902765)

10 Richard Graham (Gloucester): If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an FCDO centre of expertise to help support democracies across the world.[R] (902766)

11 Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): What recent assessment he has made of Israel’s compliance with its obligations under international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.(902767)

12 Kate Osamor (Edmonton): What assessment he has made of the potential effect of trends in the level of sovereign debt in Africa on stability in that region.(902768)

13 Taiwo Owatemi (Coventry North West): What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Iran.(902769)

14 Ian Paisley (North Antrim): How many hours his Department has spent on negotiations with (a) EU member states and (b) the European Commission on the Northern Ireland Protocol in the last month.(902770)

15 Robin Millar (Aberconwy): What assessment he has made of the impact of UK diplomatic and development support to Ukraine on the resilience of Ukraine's energy supplies.(902771)

16 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): How many at-risk British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni in Afghanistan his Department has (a) assessed as eligible for and (b) resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3 since 6 January 2022.(902772)

17 Dame Angela Eagle (Wallasey): Whether his Department has had discussions with Russian LGBTQ+ activists and civil society on changes in Russian law affecting LGBTQ+ people in that country.(902773)

18 Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's development priorities of the pause on non-essential Official Development Assistance spending.(902774)

19 John Spellar (Warley): What steps his Department is taking to help tackle destabilising activities by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.(902775)

20 Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help promote gender equality globally.(902776)

21 Sam Tarry (Ilford South): What humanitarian support his Department is providing to Afghan people (a) in and (b) fleeing Afghanistan.(902777)

22 Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): What steps he is taking to tackle delays in processing applications for the Academic Technology Approval Scheme.(902778)

23 Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Academic Technology Approval Scheme.(902779)

24 John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare): If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of parliamentary representation for UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in the UK Parliament.(902780)

25 Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the impact of sanctions against Russia on global energy markets.(902781)

At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

T1 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(902782)

T2 Ian Paisley (North Antrim): (902783)

T3 Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): [R] (902784)

T4 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): (902785)

T5 Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): (902786)

T6 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): (902787)

T7Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): (902788)

T8 Chris Bryant (Rhondda): (902789)

T9 Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): (902790)

T10 Greg Smith (Buckingham): (902791)