Yesterday, Mark spoke in his role as Minister for Asia and the Pacific on behalf of the Government in the Westminster Hall debate tabled by Helen Jones MP regarding the Rohingya minority in Myanmar. To read the whole debate on Hansard, please click here.

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As we are now only 365 days away from the UK’s departure from the European Union and as negotiations between both sides continue apace, I was minded to recall an article I wrote for the Daily Telegraph one year ago in which I contemplated the potential direction of travel during the course of neg

Yesterday, Mark spoke in his role as Minister for Asia and the Pacific on behalf of the Government in the Westminster Hall debate tabled by Paul Scully MP regarding the situation in Sri Lanka. To read the debate on Hansard, click here.

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Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam) (Con)

Mark wrote the below piece which featured in yesterday’s City AM following his recent visit to Australia and New Zealand on behalf of the Government. You can find the piece on City AM’s here. 

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Yesterday, Mark issued an update to the House on the ongoing situation in Burma and the work the government continues to do in relation to the Rohingya crisis. You can find the entire transcript of the debate on Hansard by clicking here.

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Yesterday, Mark spoke on behalf of the Government in the Westminster Hall debate tabled by Preet Kaur Gill MP regarding British national imprisoned abroad. To read the debate in its entirety, click here.

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Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab/Co-op)

Yesterday, Mark spoke on behalf of the Government in the Westminster Hall debate tabled by Richard Benyon MP regarding the Diplomatic Service and resources. To read the debate in its entirety, click here.

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Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con)

I beg to move,

Mark has issued a statement on the interim report by UN Fact Finding Mission on Burma in his position as Minister for Asia and the Pacific. You can find the statement on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s website by clicking here.

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In response to an Adjournment debate tabled by Sir Hugo Swire (Member for East Devon) last night on the ongoing political situation in the Maldives, Mark made the below statement to the House. You can find a transcript of the whole debate on Hansard by clicking here.

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I thought I may take this opportunity to highlight some of my recent work and visits I have undertaken in my role as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Asia and the Pacific during February and this early part of March.