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Westminster Hall
Persecution of Christians - Tue 08 Apr 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Ruth Jones (Lab - Newport West and Islwyn) In 2023, I was pleased to represent the APPG at the International Religious Freedom summit in Taiwan, - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Members who have persistently championed the cause of religious freedom, particularly in relation to - Speech Link
3: Danny Kruger (Con - East Wiltshire) There was a sense that there would be a new flourishing of religious freedom in Iraq. - Speech Link
4: Lizzi Collinge (Lab - Morecambe and Lunesdale) Religious freedom, freedom of thought and freedom of belief must be actively protected and are worth - Speech Link
5: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) We must remember that if we do not defend religious freedom abroad, we weaken it at home. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
UK-China Relations - Wed 26 Mar 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) minorities in China and its implication for the right to freedom of religion or belief. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Taiwan is a proud democracy and deserves to have its freedom. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 14 Mar 2025
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Northover (LD - Life peer) national homeland for Jewish people in Palestine, but he also spoke about safeguarding the“civil and religious - Speech Link
2: Baroness Warsi (Non-affiliated - Life peer) homes have been demolished and another generation of Palestinians have lived without the dignity of freedom - Speech Link
3: Lord Alderdice (LD - Life peer) are saying the same things that they said about Northern Ireland, and indeed, in some cases, South Africa - Speech Link
4: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) We hear about the part that says“nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Integration and Community Cohesion - Thu 13 Mar 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Raval (Lab - Life peer) His commitment to religious pluralism is steadfast. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Con - Life peer) I echo the words of the right reverend Prelate about the importance of religious education. - Speech Link
3: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) For all our interfaith efforts to promote understanding between religious minorities, it seems we are - Speech Link
4: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) According to the Home Office, 71% of all religious hate crime is aimed at Jews and Muslims. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 06 Mar 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary media group and chair of the all-party parliamentary group on freedom - Speech Link
2: Peter Bedford (Con - Mid Leicestershire) Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have refused to answer that basic question, even rejecting freedom - Speech Link
3: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) He will know that the Government are committed to promoting the rights and safety of religious minorities - Speech Link
4: Shaun Davies (Lab - Telford) That company exports envelopes and printing around the world, including for elections across Africa, - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Prenuptial Agreements - Thu 27 Feb 2025
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) It would respect autonomy and the freedom of contract, but our Government have said no more than that - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham (Bshp - Bishops) parties if prenuptial agreements were to become a normal part of preparing for marriage, whether religious - Speech Link
3: Lord St John of Bletso (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I have simply been a divorce lawyer in South Africa, practising under the corpus juris civilis in Roman-Dutch - Speech Link
4: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) Berridge, will see that cohabitation reform will address some of the issues raised in respect of religious-only - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Iranian Regime: British Citizens - Thu 27 Feb 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bshp - Bishops) freedom is severely curtailed for everyone except Persian-speaking Shias. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Courtown (Con - Excepted Hereditary) As a nation, we believe in the principles of justice, freedom and human dignity. - Speech Link
3: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) The United Kingdom’s dedicated Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, David Smith, leads our - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
LGBT+ History Month - Thu 13 Feb 2025
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) It must also respect the important role that teachers, religious leaders, parents and carers can play - Speech Link
2: Mims Davies (Con - East Grinstead and Uckfield) opportunity to be their true, authentic self, because the truest conservative beliefs are those of freedom - Speech Link
3: Nadia Whittome (Lab - Nottingham East) or not they realise it, they are helping to usher in the far right, who want to restrict women’s freedom - Speech Link
4: Mims Davies (Con - East Grinstead and Uckfield) As I said earlier, some of the strongest and truest Conservative beliefs are freedom and opportunities - Speech Link
5: Siân Berry (Green - Brighton Pavilion) The key message we heard from human rights campaigners from east Africa and global organisations was - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 23 Jan 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) have been absolutely clear that there will be no return to the single market, the customs union or freedom - Speech Link
2: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) Terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province have sought to undermine the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Day of Education - Thu 23 Jan 2025
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Bambos Charalambous (Lab - Southgate and Wood Green) high-income countries, and over half of all out-of-school children and youths are in sub-Saharan Africa - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I understand they do work in Sudan, Congo, South Africa, and Nigeria, which I mention because I have - Speech Link