Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 18 April 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Boris Johnson.

Syria and North Korea

Statement on the situations in Syria and North Korea.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 624 cc550-565
Session: 2016-17
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Chemical Weapons: Syria
Monday, 10 July 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Boris Johnson | 624 cc551-3 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, Mr Speaker, I should like to begin by paying tribute to the Britons who were kil...; Emily Thornberry | 624 cc552-4 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement and join him in sending my condo...; Boris Johnson | 624 cc554-5 (Link to this contribution)
I am obviously disappointed that the shadow Foreign Secretary should choose to intrude into this ...; Emily Thornberry | 624 c555 (Link to this contribution)
What?; Boris Johnson | 624 c555 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Lady has said, for instance, that the west is divided in its attitude towards sanc...; Emily Thornberry | 624 c555 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; John Bercow | 624 c555 (Link to this contribution)
Order. We appreciate the Foreign Secretary’s inimitable rhetorical style, but I fear that the rig...; Boris Johnson | 624 cc555-6 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful, Mr Speaker.
It was far from clear to me, in listening to the right hon. Lady...; John Bercow | 624 c556 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I say to the right hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) that al...; Lord Soames of Fletching | 624 c556 (Link to this contribution)
It is obviously right that a diplomatic joint approach in Syria is more important than unilateral...; Boris Johnson | 624 c556 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. That is exactly what we are engaged in do...; Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh | 624 cc556-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement and I associate Scottish Nationa...; Boris Johnson | 624 c557 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady will know that the UK is already the second biggest donor of humanitarian aid to th...; Crispin Blunt | 624 cc557-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Foreign Secretary for the detailed evidence he has presented to the House about the r...; Boris Johnson | 624 c558 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend that we should be clear that our quarrel is not only with Ba...; Hilary Benn | 624 c558 (Link to this contribution)
In the light of the American Vice-President’s current visit to the region to consult, one hopes, ...; Boris Johnson | 624 c558 (Link to this contribution)
The crucial thing is for the Chinese and others to implement the current sanctions and to allow t...; Lord Swire | 624 c558 (Link to this contribution)
Given the fact that the Chinese, in a most welcome manner but rather surprisingly, did support sa...; Boris Johnson | 624 c558 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. He has great expertise in this matter. It is perfectly ...; Ann Clwyd | 624 c559 (Link to this contribution)
In 1988, I took a cross-party group from this House to see some of the survivors of the Halabja a...; Boris Johnson | 624 c559 (Link to this contribution)
I well remember the right hon. Lady’s efforts in respect of Halabja, and she played a big part in...; Lord Pickles | 624 c559 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend says that Russia’s position in Syria does not depend on Assad but that the A...; Boris Johnson | 624 c559 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. It is crucial to understand that the Russians, as t...; David Winnick | 624 c559 (Link to this contribution)
I do not regret any of my votes opposing military intervention in Syria, because at various times...; Boris Johnson | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and it is why we should acknowledge that the United State...; Alistair Burt | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for the tone with which he made it. One of the...; Boris Johnson | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
As my right hon. Friend knows and as I said, we were not asked for specific support, but it is my...; Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
Hannah Bladon was a student at Birmingham University, and our thoughts and prayers are with her, ...; Boris Johnson | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
I repeat my condolences to the family of Miss Bladon. All I can say is that although we are offer...; Sarah Wollaston | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
Given the vile propaganda role of Asma al-Assad in propping up a murderous and barbaric war crimi...; Boris Johnson | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
We do not discuss individual citizenship cases, as I am sure my hon. Friend knows, although I und...; Mike Gapes | 624 c560 (Link to this contribution)
The Foreign Secretary’s original statement was comprehensive and measured, but it had one signifi...; Boris Johnson | 624 c561 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point and he is right to draw attention to the cardinal role...; Edward Leigh | 624 c561 (Link to this contribution)
The Foreign Secretary rightly dealt at length with the chemical attack, but I was surprised he di...; Boris Johnson | 624 c561 (Link to this contribution)
I fully appreciate the point my hon. Friend makes and he is perfectly right when he says that our...; Alison McGovern | 624 cc561-2 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. Of course, it is not for any of us in this House...; Boris Johnson | 624 c562 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to the hon. Lady’s consistent campaigning on this issue over the years. She is righ...; Julian Lewis | 624 c562 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Foreign Secretary tell us what the outcome of that proper political process would be, gi...; Boris Johnson | 624 c562 (Link to this contribution)
I strongly agree with the wisdom of that remark. It will be essential to have a political process...; Greg Mulholland | 624 c562 (Link to this contribution)
The international community has failed in Syria for too long, so I echo the Foreign Secretary’s c...; Boris Johnson | 624 c562 (Link to this contribution)
As several hon. Members have said, in the end, the new constitution and arrangements for Syria wi...; David Rutley | 624 c562 (Link to this contribution)
Russia has propped up the Assad regime for far too long. When I met the Russian ambassador a year...; Boris Johnson | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
To the best of my knowledge, the Russian President suggested that Bashar al-Assad should find ref...; Mark Hendrick | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
In his statement, the Foreign Secretary said, “I stress that we have no intention of dislodging R...; Boris Johnson | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
I disagree very strongly with the hon. Gentleman. Of course, it is difficult. Of course the Russi...; Seema Kennedy | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
Iran has committed hundreds of troops and billions of dollars to Syria. Furthermore, many Iranian...; Boris Johnson | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, we certainly are. An important point to make to the Russians is that, in the end, it is the ...; Margaret Ferrier | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
I hear what the Secretary of State is saying, but a new report from Human Rights Watch suggests t...; Boris Johnson | 624 c563 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously, we deplore any civilian deaths in Syria, but I also deplore any false equivalence betw...; Rebecca Pow | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome my right hon. Friend’s call for a peaceful and united Syria—who could disagree with tha...; Boris Johnson | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
Of course.; Ian Jnr Paisley | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
I appreciate the statement from the Foreign Secretary, and extend my sympathy and thoughts to the...; Boris Johnson | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. In the end, it was the Russian intervention that saved Ba...; James Cartlidge | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, but, to echo the question of my hon. Friend the M...; Boris Johnson | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
The policy of the Government is spelt out very clearly in resolution 2254, which calls for a poli...; Antoinette Sandbach | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
The Foreign Secretary confirmed that the regime had been responsible for three previous chemical ...; Boris Johnson | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for that question because there was never a proposition for general sanctions again...; Matthew Offord | 624 c564 (Link to this contribution)
What role does the Foreign Secretary see the United Kingdom playing in confronting the bellicose ...; Boris Johnson | 624 c565 (Link to this contribution)
The most important and useful thing we can do is to intercede with our Chinese friends to stress ...
Subjects: Armed conflict Chemical weapons China Nuclear weapons Politics and government USA Russia Syria North Korea Military intervention Guided weapons Ceasefires
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Syria and North Korea

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