To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made on establishing diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made on establishing diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kosovo; 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 his EU counterparts on a lasting resolution of the political status of Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on a lasting resolution of the political status of Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects Operation EULEX to reach full operational capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects Operation EULEX to reach full operational capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make an assessment of public perceptions of Operation EULEX held by residents of Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make an assessment of public perceptions of Operation EULEX held by residents of Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution the Government plan to make to the activities of Eulex in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution the Government plan to make to the activities of Eulex in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of (a) the claim for independence of Kosovo from Serbia and (b) the claims of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia from Georgia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of (a) the claim for independence of Kosovo from Serbia and (b) the claims of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia from Georgia; 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 his Russian counterpart on the future of Serbian citizens whose homes are in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on the future of Serbian citizens whose homes are in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to protect the interests of Serbs within Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to protect the interests of Serbs within Kosovo.

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels. The agenda items covered were as follows: General Affairs Preparation of the European Council on 11and 12 December 2008 The presidency said that the December European Council would concentrate on...

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels. The agenda items covered were as follows: General Affairs Preparation of the European Council on 11and 12 December 2008 The presidency said that the December European Council would concentrate on...

Debate on a motion That this House has considered the matter of European affairs.

Debate on a motion That this House has considered the matter of European affairs.

I thank the House for a lively and interesting debate in which we heard 10 speeches from Back Benchers and three from Front Benchers. Apart from the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash), every speaker seemed to be asking the European Union to do more rather than less. It has...

I thank the House for a lively and interesting debate in which we heard 10 speeches from Back Benchers and three from Front Benchers. Apart from the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash), every speaker seemed to be asking the European Union to do more rather than less. It has...

The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 8 December in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will represent the UK. The agenda items are as follows: General Affairs Preparation of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 The Council will discuss the Presidency's...

The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 8 December in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will represent the UK. The agenda items are as follows: General Affairs Preparation of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 The Council will discuss the Presidency's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on the possible accession of Kosovo to the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on the possible accession of Kosovo to the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the UN Secretary General's recent six-point proposal for Serb majority areas of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the UN Secretary General's recent six-point proposal for Serb majority areas of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what basis in international law the Government recognised the independence of Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what basis in international law the Government recognised the independence of Kosovo.

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, my hon. Friend the Minister of State for International Development, my noble Friend the Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor) and I represented the UK. The agenda items covered were as follows: General Affairs Preparation of the European Council on 11...

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, my hon. Friend the Minister of State for International Development, my noble Friend the Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor) and I represented the UK. The agenda items covered were as follows: General Affairs Preparation of the European Council on 11...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a Government representative last visited the displaced persons Roma sites in Kosovo; and what the result of their investigations was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a Government representative last visited the displaced persons Roma sites in Kosovo; and what the result of their investigations was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received from HM Ambassador in Kosovo on Roma refugee camps in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received from HM Ambassador in Kosovo on Roma refugee camps in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether diplomatic relations have been established between the UK and Kosovo since its declaration of independence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether diplomatic relations have been established between the UK and Kosovo since its declaration of independence.