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Westminster Hall
Freedom of Religion or Belief in China - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Evans (LAB - Caerphilly) Committee I led a debate on China’s policy on its Uyghur population. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Transnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report) - Thu 26 Feb 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) Perhaps the Minister could tell us whether China has lifted sanctions on parliamentarians’ families, - Speech Link
2: Lord Cryer (Lab - Life peer) The report points to a number of countries but, in the short time I have, I will focus on two, China - Speech Link
3: Lord Moore of Etchingham (Non-affiliated - Life peer) He went on to say:“Ironically, the experience of many of our Chinese students is that anti-China sentiment - Speech Link
4: Lord Young of Acton (Con - Life peer) data about China and its treatment of the Uyghurs from the Global Slavery Index in her module. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Pension Schemes Bill
Committee stage - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: None of pension market consolidation(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which - Speech Link
2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) of its impact on members. - Speech Link
3: None over time, and(d) the avoidance of reliance on generic or non-financial impact measures not relevant - Speech Link
4: Lord Hendy (Lab - Life peer) Iran is waging war on its own people. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
China and Japan - Mon 02 Feb 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ed Davey (LD - Kingston and Surbiton) China shares none of those.The Prime Minister’s main focus should be on the closest possible ties with - Speech Link
2: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) to Brexit and also set out its position on China. - Speech Link
3: Alex Ballinger (Lab - Halesowen) Can the Prime Minister outline how the results of his trip to China, including the agreement on 30-day - Speech Link
4: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) aware of the difference that better trade and economic measures with China will make to its business - Speech Link
5: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) However, what steps forward remain in terms of the Chinese treatment of Christians, Uyghur Muslims, Falun - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Human Rights Abuses: Magnitsky Sanctions - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) However, based on estimates since the inception of the UK’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations - Speech Link
2: Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset) repression of Uyghur Muslims in China in 2021, it never acted on detailed evidence received from REDRESS - Speech Link
3: Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset) The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation found that since February 2022, over a quarter of all - Speech Link
4: Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater) I believe that the UK’s ambition on sanctions is at the edge of global leadership. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Prisoners of Conscience - Thu 01 May 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James MacCleary (LD - Lewes) In China, the Government’s policies in Xinjiang have led to the mass detention of Uyghur Muslims in “ - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) We cannot impose British values on every country of different traditions and religions, but nevertheless - Speech Link
3: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) UK is determined to use its extensive diplomatic network to champion freedom of religion or belief on - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Uyghur and Turkic Muslims: Forced Labour in China - Wed 06 Nov 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Blair McDougall (Lab - East Renfrewshire) people all over the world.That human rights have never been respected by the People’s Republic of China - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) of the Uyghur people. - Speech Link
3: Marie Rimmer (Lab - St Helens South and Whiston) The reported abuse of Uyghur and Turkic Muslims is a significant breach of the values of our country - Speech Link
4: Blair McDougall (Lab - East Renfrewshire) Members for speaking up on behalf of the dignity and humanity of Uyghurs and other Muslims in this situation - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Human Rights Abuses: UK Response - Wed 24 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) We have imposed sanctions on Russia and China to address their abuses of human rights, and our Government - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) concerns about its treatment of Tibet, its persecution of Buddhists, the interference with the leadership - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Gentleman on his work on behalf of the people of West Papua.Coming back to the situation in China, we - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) We raise the reputational and diplomatic cost to China of its human rights violations regularly on the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on Genocide - Thu 07 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Tony Lloyd (Lab - Rochdale) Its level of aspiration is extraordinary: prohibition of discrimination on the basis of race, colour, - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The UK is leading the world on its human rights policies on freedom of religion or belief and preventing - Speech Link
3: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) world falls short of its bold ambitions, as we have seen over these 75 years. - Speech Link
4: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) the treatment of Uyghur Muslims and certain branches of Christianity, not least the locking up of Catholic - Speech Link
5: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) unity on both sides of Westminster Hall. - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) on the issue of religion or belief. - Speech Link
2: Kevin Foster (CON - Torbay) its engagement with China. - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) to severe repercussions, including the appalling treatment of the Uyghur Muslims that many argue is - Speech Link
4: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) She was right to highlight not only the situation of the Uyghur Muslims in China, which we often hear - Speech Link
5: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) At the most recent session of the council, which began last week, we called on Sri Lanka to respect its - Speech Link