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Westminster Hall
Freedom of Religion and Belief - Tue 19 Sep 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Kevin Foster (CON - Torbay) But there is some good news: greater tolerance in the Gulf was the sixth trend. - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) the Government can take FORB seriously and ensure that it is front and centre when Ministers travel overseas - Speech Link
3: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) Gentleman mentions the role of authoritarian states, but what about democratic states? - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We can tie human rights and freedom of religious belief in with aid. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Climate Change: Migration - Thu 14 Sep 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) desperate and resourceful will do anything to get away to what is perceived as a better life in a country overseas - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops) As well as the immediate need for emergency aid, it is vital that wherever possible we think creatively - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) Of course, in this context, I cannot avoid mentioning the cuts to overseas development assistance and - Speech Link
4: Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bishops - Bishops) A recent report published by Christian Aid pointed to research that supports what we have already heard - Speech Link
5: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) one hand, noble Lords were also seeking to address the impact of climate and people movement in the Gulf - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Jack Lopresti (CON - Filton and Bradley Stoke) of Ukraine is imperative in defending the freedom of our friends overseas, but those working on that - Speech Link
2: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) , taking five vehicles of aid. - Speech Link
3: Richard Foord (LDEM - Tiverton and Honiton) The United States announced in July that it would be supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Armed Forces - Thu 07 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Soames of Fletching (CON - Life peer) has deployed in excess of 150 Army Reserve soldiers in support of operations and other defence tasks overseas—it - Speech Link
2: Lord Liddle (LAB - Life peer) But there are always arguments and many other worthy claims—that we have to spend more on overseas aid - Speech Link
3: Lord Walker of Aldringham (CB - Life peer) The price of failure in something such as the Gulf War would most likely be catastrophic for the nation - Speech Link
4: Lord Mountevans (CB - Excepted Hereditary) We have not said a lot about their contribution to humanitarian aid in times of weather or health emergencies - Speech Link
5: Lord Soames of Fletching (CON - Life peer) they remain the same, as do the forecasts: it was all very difficult—there were endless difficulties overseas - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Defence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report) - Fri 30 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (CON - Life peer) Ministry of Defence and are often more likely to be among the most innovative firms that abound here and overseas - Speech Link
2: Lord Stirrup (CB - Life peer) The Whips will no doubt pray in aid the pressure of government business. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Helic (CON - Life peer) The United States was forced to step up. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) We recognise that significance and we maintain an enduring presence in the Gulf. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine - Tue 27 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: David Lammy (LAB - Tottenham) Gentleman might remember that after the first Gulf war, oil revenues were used to rebuild much of Kuwait - Speech Link
2: Dave Doogan (SNP - Angus) for looted funds in the world, with much of the money hidden via London in offshore trusts in British overseas - Speech Link
3: Robbie Moore (CON - Keighley) the world’s second-largest military donor, with this Government having given £2.3 billion in military aid - Speech Link
4: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) A UN compensation commission was established in the case of the first Gulf war, and it paid out $52.4 - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Global Military Operations - Wed 14 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: James Heappey (CON - Wells) Indeed, that Royal Air Force presence services the wider overseas territory network. - Speech Link
2: Tobias Ellwood (CON - Bournemouth East) They are on duty around the world, at sea, on land and in the air, promoting peace, delivering aid, providing - Speech Link
3: James Sunderland (CON - Bracknell) From 1991 we had Gulf war I, Rwanda, Angola, Bosnia, Kosovo and Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
4: Catherine McKinnell (LAB - Newcastle upon Tyne North) It is a vital strategic position on the gulf of Finland, at NATO’s eastern edge. As my hon. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) I have visited Albion twice in the recent past, once in Plymouth and once overseas. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 13 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) partners to deter those destabilising activities, including on the interdiction of Iranian weapons in the Gulf - Speech Link
2: James Duddridge (CON - Rochford and Southend East) this space of Russia and China, which may use artificial intelligence to undermine British interests overseas - Speech Link
3: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) Just three weeks ago, the Government announced a further cut in aid to the region. - Speech Link
4: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Friend agree that we should be spending more of our overseas aid on stabilising lives in such places - Speech Link
5: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) It is also the fourth year in a row that this Government have cut aid to those countries. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
UK-EU Relationship in Financial Services (European Affairs Committee Report) - Wed 17 May 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Earl of Kinnoull (CB - Excepted Hereditary) As highlighted in our report, the UK“has issued positive determinations for EU … states in 28 of the - Speech Link
2: Lord Holmes of Richmond (CON - Life peer) element of the regulators’ work, visas aside, it cannot take nine months for a senior manager from overseas - Speech Link
3: Baroness Kramer (LDEM - Life peer) I very much join Sir Paul Tucker, who prays in aid practically every previous Governor of the Bank of - Speech Link
4: Lord Livermore (LAB - Life peer) It also states that“there was a strong sense … that the sector has retained its resilience”.However, - Speech Link
5: Baroness Penn (CON - Life peer) negotiations to update our existing FTAs with Canada and Mexico, plus agreeing new FTAs with India and the Gulf - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Foreign Policy - Wed 03 May 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops) I raise this is that His Majesty’s Government have made a conscious decision to reduce spending on overseas - Speech Link
2: Lord Frost (CON - Life peer) result of the Ukraine war, but we must also keep investing in others that matter, particularly the Gulf - Speech Link
3: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) Money spent on aid and development overseas, quite apart from the supervening moral imperatives involved - Speech Link
4: Lord Bishop of Leeds (Bishops - Bishops) I ask this simply because there is often a great gulf between our perception of ourselves and that held - Speech Link