Chris Elmore

Labour — Bridgend

Government roles held

Written answers given

• To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to
• To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK abstained during
• To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 20
• To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government’s proposed discu
• To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2025
• Shamefully, some 12.5 million slaves were sent across the Atlantic during the slave trade, and it is reckoned that 90% o
• I wholeheartedly thank my hon. Friend the Minister for his statement. If he casts his mind back, he will remember the ma
• What was noticeable about the Minister’s statement was that there was no reference to discussions that the Prime Ministe
• I mean no disrespect to the Minister when I say that this statement should have been made by the Prime Minister. The Gov
• We are told that one of the core areas of discussion at last week’s meeting was climate resilience. Given that building
• Nobody disputes the evil of slavery, but I would caution the Government that they are being somewhat naive about going d
• Does the Minister think that an apology for the slave trade issued by a Government who have absolutely no responsibility
• I thank the Minister for his statement. Like everyone across the House, I find it deplorable that any person can think t
• Overseas aid is critical to improving our security not just at home but around the world. It improves resilience, streng
• Today the Prime Minister has not come to the House to answer questions on his trip to the Commonwealth Heads of Governme
• First, I thank the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association for the opportunity to attend CHOGM as a Member of this House,
• The Minister played a significant role in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK branch and internationally prior
• The only thing that is exceptional about Britain’s record on slavery is that we were the first country in the world to a
• I draw the Minister’s attention to the comments that he made about the conversations with world leaders at CHOGM and not
• I thank the Minister for his statement, and I am pleased that he put on record his thanks to the Government of Antigua a
• It is not our past.
• Like you, Mr Speaker, I expected the Foreign Secretary. The Minister has been a friend these many years, and nobody is h
• I thank my hon. Friend for his statement. Alongside CHOGM, the first ever global summit on eye health was held, bringing
• It remains crucial that the Government engage wholeheartedly with our friends and partners in the Commonwealth, especial
• I thank the Minister for his statement. He may not know that I am a former chief executive of the Commonwealth Enterpris

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