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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
Parliamentary Question
26 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary questions relating to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan.
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Sudan: Human Rights
Parliamentary Question
26 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary a series of questions relating to human rights in Sudan.
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Maldives: Elections
Parliamentary Question
25 June 2008
Keith Simpson questions the Foreign Secretary about financial and technical assistance being given to support the Presidential elections in the Maldives in October 2008.
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Ethiopia: Eritrea
Parliamentary Question
25 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary a series of questions relating to the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Ethiopia: Armed Conflict
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about reports he has received on the conflict in eastern Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State.
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Somalia: Human Rights
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary if the Government supports widening of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts in Somalia to include an Independent Commission of Inquiry into human rights abuses.
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Somalia: Piracy
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about financial and logistical support the Government is giving to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1816 (2008) on piracy in the waters off the Somalian coast.
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Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary what steps the Government are taking with its international partners to ensure the full deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia.
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
Keith Simpson calls on the Foreign Secretary for an assessment of the implementation of plans under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration in Sudan.
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Keith Simpson asks for his assessment of the effect of the movement of the Lord’s Resistance Army from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on the security situation in southern Sudan.
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Burma: Storms
Parliamentary Question
24 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Secretary of State for International Development for his assessment of reconstruction needs in Burma following Cyclone Nargis.
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Burma: Diplomatic Service
Parliamentary Question
17 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secertary about the responsibilities of the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Burma.
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Sudan: Internally Displaced Persons
Parliamentary Question
13 June 2008
Keith Simpson calls on the Foreign Secretary to commssion research in the number of displaced Darfurians not included in the recent national census in Sudan.
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Eastern Congo: Human Rights
Parliamentary Question
13 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary for his assessment of proposals for the appointment of a UN High Level special adviser on human rights for Eastern Congo.
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
12 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Defence Secretary about UK service personnel who have suffered damage to the sight and hearing as a consequence of service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
11 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks about the appointment of a Joint Chief Mediator for the Darfur political process.
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Zimbabwe: Elections
Parliamentary Question
11 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about technical assistance offered to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in relation to recent and forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe.
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Friends of UNAMID
Parliamentary Question
11 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks about the role of the Friends of UNAMID group.
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Sudan: Overseas Residence
Parliamentary Question
2 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about the safety of British expatriates are living in Khartoum.
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Sudan: Armed Conflict
Parliamentary Question
2 June 2008
In a written question to the Foreign Secretary, Keith Simpson asks for his assessment of the scale and nature of arms transfers from Chad to Darfur-based rebel groups.
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China: Politics and Government
Parliamentary Question
2 June 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about reports of recent sentences handed down to seven nuns by the Chinese authorities in relation to the March and April 2008 protests in Tibet.
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Zimbabwe: Elections
Parliamentary Question
22 May 2008
In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Keith Simpson asks about the co-ordination of a mission of international election observers to be sent to Zimbabwe.
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
Parliamentary Question
22 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary for his assessment of the effects of recent actions by rebel groups in Khartoum on the viability of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan.
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Burma
Parliamentary Question
20 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary when the next meeting of his Department's Burma stakeholder group will be held.
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Somalia: Piracy
Parliamentary Question
20 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary when he expects a UN Security Council Resolution on Somalia addressing piracy.
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
Parliamentary Question
20 May 2008
Keith Simpson questions the Foreign Secretary about progress on the organisation of peace talks on Darfur in London between the Government of Sudan, rebel groups and other stakeholders.
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
20 May 2008
Keith Simpson questions the Foreign Secretary about the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur.
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Sudan: Armed Conflict
Parliamentary Question
16 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about responsibility for recent attacks on villages, markets and populated areas in Umm Sidir, Ein Bassar and Shegeg Karo in north Darfur.
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Somalia: Human Rights
Parliamentary Question
16 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary any reports he has received of extrajudicial executions allegedly committed in Somalia by Transitional Federal Government forces, Ethiopian forces and other armed groups.
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Burma: United Nations
Parliamentary Question
16 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about Burma being put on the UN Security Council’s formal agenda.
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Burma: Sanctions
Parliamentary Question
16 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about the presentation of conclusions on how best to target financial transactions owned or controlled by Burmese officials.
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Somalia: Human Rights
Parliamentary Question
15 May 2008
Keith Simpson questions the Foreign Secretary about monitoring human rights in Somalia.
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Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
15 May 2008
In a written question to the Foreign Secretary, Keith Simpson asks for his assessment of the capacity of the African Union force in Somalia to protect civilians caught up in the conflict.
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Kenya: Politics and Government
Parliamentary Question
15 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary for an assessment of the political situation in Kenya.
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Afghanistan
Parliamentary Question
13 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary how he will persuade President Karzai of the importance of conducting negotiations with those elements of the Taliban who may have been active in violence but are now prepared for a more peaceful solution.
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Zimbabwe: African Union
Parliamentary Question
13 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about plans to send an African Union envoy and observer mission to Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe: Elections
Parliamentary Question
13 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about discussions he has had with leaders of African Union states on steps to resolve the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe.
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Burma: Storms
Parliamentary Question
12 May 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Secretary of State for International Development for his assessment of the humanitarian situation in Burma following the recent cyclone.
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Crimes of Violence: Norfolk
Parliamentary Question
24 April 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Home Secretary about the number of violent crimes in Mid Norfolk in each of the last five years.
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History: Publications
Parliamentary Question
23 April 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Prime Minister about Government-sponsored, official histories.
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Wind Power
Parliamentary Question
3 April 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to object for operational flying reasons to the proposed erection of six wind turbines at Guestwick in Norfolk.
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Afghanistan: Politics and Government
Parliamentary Question
18 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks about plans for an international conference to review progress in the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact.
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
18 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Defence Secretary about plans to rebalance the responsibility between ISAF and the Afghan national security forces in respect of leadership and primacy in the security field.
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Chad: Overseas Aid
Parliamentary Question
17 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Secretary of State for International Development about the objectives of his Department’s review of funding commitments.
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
17 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about changes to the mandate of the incoming UN Special Representative for Afghanistan as compared with that of his predecessor.
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Afghanistan: Detainees
Parliamentary Question
17 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary questions relating to detention centres in Afghanistan run by international military forces.
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Burma: Sanctions
Parliamentary Question
13 March 2008
Keith Simpson questions the Foreign Secretary about extending existing measures against members of the military regime in Burma to include targeted banking sanctions.
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Zimbabwe: Elections
Parliamentary Question
12 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary what representations he has made on the need for international pressure on Zimbabwe to observe international standards in the 29 March elections in that country.
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Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations
Parliamentary Question
11 March 2008
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary for a progress update on the deployment of the African Union mission to Somalia.
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Somalia: Police
Parliamentary Question
11 March 2008
Keith Simpson calls on the Foreign Secretary to make a statement on UK and EU support for the UN Rule of Law programme for training Somalian civilian police officers.
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