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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-18more like thismore than 2017-10-18
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Saudi Arabia: Counter-terrorism more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Saudi Government on steps to agree a strategy for tackling international terrorism. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 108416 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-26more like thismore than 2017-10-26
answer text <p>​​​We have a vital national security interest in maintaining and developing our relationship with Saudi Arabia, including in how we work together to tackle regional threats. We work closely, and have regular discussions, on a range of areas; particularly counter-terrorism where UK-Saudi co-operation is vital. Intelligence we have received from Saudi Arabia has potentially saved British lives.</p><p>We continue to work closely with Saudi Arabia to deny terrorist organisations the space in which to operate. Saudi Arabia is a key part of international efforts to defeat Daesh, including in the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Alistair Burt remove filter
question first answered
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answering member
1201
label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this