Emily Thornberry MP: written questions

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Written questions

Government Hospitality: SpiritsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasion was a half bottle of 1948 Frapin Grande
Answer: The cognac and wine referred to formed part of the Government Wine Committee's tasting. The Committee, which convenes three times a year, provides advice on the management of the Government Wine Cellar.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Government Hospitality: WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were two bottles of 1989 Batard-Montra
Answer: The cognac and wine referred to formed part of the Government Wine Committee's tasting. The Committee, which convenes three times a year, provides advice on the management of the Government Wine Cellar.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Government Hospitality: WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were three bottles of 1931 Quinta do N
Answer: The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Government Hospitality: WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were four bottles of 1983 Chateau Marg
Answer: The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Government Hospitality: WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were six bottles of 1988 Echezeaux Dom
Answer: The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Government Hospitality: SpiritsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasion was a bottle of 1922 Hine Cognac consum
Answer: The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Armed Conflict: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on developing a children in conflict strategy.
Answer: The UK is committed to preventing and ending grave violations against children in conflict. We support affected children through our humanitarian funding and support to education in conflict and crises. The UK is an active member of the UN Security Counci...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
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BBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Board on the potential impact of changes to programming resulting from reductions in funding on Britain’s soft power.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly engages with the BBC Chair on a range of issues, including the BBC World Service.The BBC’s public service output is primarily funded through the licence fee. The World Service is also supported by a grant-in-aid from the g...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing its monthly transparency data for (a) spending over £25,000 from June 2022 to July 2024 inclusive and (b) spending o
Answer: The FCDO is targeting the end of September for publication of the historic £500 (period November-2022 to July-2024) and historic £25,000 (period June-2022 to July-2024) spend files.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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