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Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Report stage - Wed 25 Oct 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: None any act or omission that conflicts with the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Human Rights Act - Speech Link
2: Roger Gale (Con - North Thanet) any act or omission that conflicts with the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Human Rights Act - Speech Link
3: None in China, who are victims of grave human rights abuses. - Speech Link
4: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) rights in general to see how statements defining human rights can be made by Government, and that then - Speech Link
5: Caroline Lucas (Green - Brighton, Pavilion) We do that, in part, by defending and advocating human rights. - Speech Link
6: Zarah Sultana (Lab - Coventry South) Local democracy will be sidelined, and they will be forced to ignore questions of human rights and international - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Israel/Gaza - Tue 24 Oct 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Warsi (Con - Life peer) in Israeli politics and the egregious breaches of human rights. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Gohir (XB - Life peer) their support for Palestinian human rights. - Speech Link
3: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (XB - Life peer) same one human family, with equal rights and dignity. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Long-Term Strategic Challenges Posed by China - Thu 19 Oct 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Alderdice (LD - Life peer) the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) The UK must always stand on the side of democracy, human rights, international law and multilateralism—and - Speech Link
3: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) want, but we will not back off from our belief in democracy, freedom and human rights. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) The UK was pleased to co-sponsor the resolution on DPRK human rights adopted at the Human Rights Council - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report) - Wed 20 Sep 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Liddle (LAB - Life peer) Labour can work strongly with our European partners in the defence of democracy, which is fundamentally - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB - Life peer) Whatever the rights and wrongs of that decision at that time, the case for such a framework has been - Speech Link
3: Lord Howard of Rising (CON - Life peer) with India and the Gulf Cooperation Council.None of these agreements impedes closer co-operation with - Speech Link
4: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (CON - Life peer) We do not want less accountability and democracy at the centre of the EU, and to pay in but not have - Speech Link
5: Baroness Ludford (LDEM - Life peer) from the European Convention on Human Rights, that would throw a huge spanner in the works. - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) good guy countries—of FORB as a foundational human right and of its importance in the human rights realm - Speech Link
2: Kevin Foster (CON - Torbay) But there is some good news: greater tolerance in the Gulf was the sixth trend. - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) belief, and respect for human rights, around the world. - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We can tie human rights and freedom of religious belief in with aid. - Speech Link
5: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights in January and June. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2023 - Thu 14 Sep 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None In doing so, we all demonstrate once again our commitment to protecting democratic values, human rights - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (CON - Life peer) human rights violations, as others have noted.The noble Lord, Lord Purvis, asked what the impact of - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) relations with, including in the Gulf. - Speech Link
4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (CON - Life peer) Its wider activities have consistently been linked to human rights violations. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) democracy, freedom and territorial integrity. - Speech Link
2: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) those in the Gulf, the horn of Africa and right across the global south do not receive this vital food - Speech Link
3: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Freedom and democracy matter, and it is in Ukraine that the war between freedom and oppression is being - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
G20 Summit - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) I also emphasised the UK’s unyielding commitment to human rights, and I was clear on the importance of - Speech Link
2: Khalid Mahmood (LAB - Birmingham, Perry Barr) For us to have a trade agreement, it must be fair and based on human rights and international law. - Speech Link
3: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) Supporting democracy and human rights is a core part of our engagement not just with India but with all - Speech Link
4: Catherine West (LAB - Hornsey and Wood Green) drought, and human rights issues in places such as Iran or the Xinjiang part of China—is now really - Speech Link
5: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) As I have said, we talk about human rights and defending democracy in all our international engagement - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Third sitting)
Committee stage: 3rd sitting - Thu 07 Sep 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Luke Evans (CON - Bosworth) human rights under the European convention on human rights and the Human Rights Act. - Speech Link
2: Felicity Buchan (CON - Kensington) More widely, we see the situation where human rights advocates and human rights defenders all over the - Speech Link
3: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North) the environment and human rights. - Speech Link
4: Wayne David (LAB - Caerphilly) across the whole panorama of human rights and this country’s engagement with human rights, not just - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: 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
2: Lord Coaker (LAB - Life peer) The British people need to be told the truth about what it will cost to defend democracy, freedom and - Speech Link