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Proceeding contribution from Mike Gapes (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 May 2010. It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Foreign Affairs and Defence.


Foreign Affairs and Defence

I congratulate the Foreign Secretary on his elevation. During the general election campaign a full-page advertisement was placed in the Jewish Chronicle on 16 April by the Conservative party. It stated""Universal jurisdiction will be amended at the earliest opportunity to enable Israelis to visit the UK"." I noted that the Queen's Speech contained no reference to "universal jurisdiction". Will the Foreign Secretary clarify whether that is because of a disagreement in the coalition or because the Government are not prepared to introduce legislation in the near future to resolve this matter?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
510 c183 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Defence Armed conflict Deployment Casualties China Africa Human rights EU enlargement Iraq EU action Foreign policy Nuclear weapons Politics and government Pakistan Proliferation Travel restrictions UK membership of EU Afghanistan Israel Sri Lanka Palestine Iran Middle East Peace negotiations Cuba Gaza
Link
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