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When my right hon. Friend visited Rwanda, was he able to impress upon President Kagame his view that a political solution was absolutely vital and that, just as we expect President Kabila of the DRC to play his part, President Kagame must now insist that Rwanda should be on the side of peace, not of war?

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2008

Reference

482 c622

House

House of Commons

COUNTRY GUIDANCE TRIBUNAL ON THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

That this House maintains that, in the light of the imminent Country Guidance tribunal on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to commence in July, which will address risk on return for failed asylum seekers from this country, all further deportations and removals to DRC should be suspended until...

Primary sponsor

Rudi Vis (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

19 June 2007

Reference

1729

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is for a response to a request for information from the Democratic Republic of Congo in cases for applications for a settlement visa for spouses of UK nationals. (Holding answer 23 May 2002).

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 June 2002

Reference

58050; 386 c804W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the waiting time is for the spouse of a British National applying for a settlement visa in the UK from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 May 2002

Reference

57974; 386 c532W;386 c531W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Supplementary on the need for international cooperation in solving the conflict in the Great Lakes Region.

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2002

Reference

379 c727-8

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he is having with parties to the military conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to 24 january 2001, 361 c594W.

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 January 2001

Reference

362 c148W; 147019

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prospects for a cease fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the death of President Kabila; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 January 2001

Reference

361 c593W;361 c595W; 147018

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the governments of (a) Liberia, (b) Colombia, (c) Nigeria, (d) Sri Lanka, (e) Sudan, (f) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (g) Sierra Leone and (h) Ethiopia concerning the rehabilitation of child soldiers.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 July 1999

For answer on

26 July 1999

Answered on

26 July 1999

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Governments of (a) Liberia, (b) Colombia, (c) Nigeria, (d) Sri Lanka, (e) Sudan, (f) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (g) Sierra Leone and (h) Ethiopia concerning the rehabilitation of child soldiers. [92809] Mr. Tony Lloyd: We believe that the use of children as soldiers, in contravention of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, is one of the worst violations of children's rights. We are working to encourage and assist the demobilisation and rehabilitation of child soldiers around the world. The majority of child soldiers today are fighting in guerilla organisations, not for governments. We therefore need to take a broad approach to the issue. Our approach is based on a combination of support for international efforts in this field, in particular the work of the UN Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, whose recent visits have included Sri Lanka, Colombia and Sudan; discussions with governments, such as the Governments of Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone; ensuring that the needs of former child soldiers are effectively addressed in any post-conflict reconstruction, eg in Sierra Leone; and, with the Department for International Development, support for practical measures to address this issue, eg in Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Sierra Leone. We have heard allegations that Ethiopia may have used child soldiers in its war with Eritrea, but we have seen no evidence to confirm this. We continue to monitor the situation. We are not aware of any reports of the use of child soldiers in Nigeria.

Date

26 July 1999

Reference

92809; 336 c147-8W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with visiting ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement on relations with that country.

Asked by

David Atkinson (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 July 1999

Reference

91829; 335 c505W;335 c507W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning the meeting of the heads of seven African states in Pretoria on 17th June to discuss the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 June 1999

Reference

88358; 334 c18W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence the Democratic Republic of Congo presented to his Department in support of the detention and expulsion of British Embassy staff and four British officials on 7th March.

Asked by

Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 March 1999

Reference

328 c564W; 79164

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the four British officials who were expelled on 7th March were visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Asked by

Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 March 1999

Reference

328 c564W; 79165

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the visit by the Minister of State, the honourable Member for Manchester Central, as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the countries directly or indirectly involved in the conflict in the Democratic...

Asked by

Bridget Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 March 1999

For answer on

5 March 1999

Answered on

5 March 1999

Ms Bridget Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the visit by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the hon. Member for Manchester, Central (Mr. Lloyd), as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the countries directly or indirectly involved in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [75694] Mr. Tony Lloyd: I visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries directly or indirectly involved in the conflict there from 22-26 February as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy. The objective was to assess progress in the African mediation efforts and explore what more Britain and the international community may be able to do to support these. I met the Presidents of the countries most directly involved--the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Rwanda--senior government representatives in South Africa, Angola and Namibia, and the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity. I conveyed the same message to all those directly involved in the conflict: the war was one no-one could win; it was damaging their own interests and causing untold suffering for the people of the region; resolving the conflict required an African solution--Britain was ready to do all it could to support this; Britain was working with its partners in the European Union and in the Security Council to help African mediation efforts. I urged them all to show the political will to end the conflict. All sides acknowledged the need for an early negotiated settlement, but none was prepared to withdraw its forces. We are considering what more we can do now to underpin African efforts and to bring about a just, peaceful and lasting settlement.

Date

5 March 1999

Reference

75694; 326 c945W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received about the cost to Zimbabwe of the miliary expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and about the sources of the finance for the operation.

Asked by

Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 1999

Reference

326 c686W; 73954

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Zimbabwean Government about its decisions to send troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Asked by

Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 1999

Reference

326 c686W; 73956

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the operational involvement of British private military companies in the recent hostilities in (a) Sierra Leone, (b) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (c) Angola; and if he will set out the Government's...

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 1999

Reference

69391; 325 c210W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence he has obtained of British companies supplying weapons to (a) the Congo, (b) Uganda and (c) Liberia; and if he will make a statement; what evidence he has obtained of possible breaches of the UN embargo on...

Asked by

Lord Howard of Lympne (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 1999

Reference

323 c256W; 65698;65703;65702

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, If he will comment on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 December 1998

Reference

61416; 321 c160W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have been held with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo concerning human rights and democratic government.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 1998

Reference

318 c412W; 57519

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will comment on the UN Representative's report on human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Malcolm Savidge (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 1998

Reference

48733; 316 c151-2W

House

House of Commons

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