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Lords Chamber
Human Rights: Sportswashing - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Scriven (LD - Life peer) diplomats take seriously concerns raised about human rights violations and are seen not to potentially aid - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) are currently pushing through your Lordships’ House, formally the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas - Speech Link
3: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) power and the influence that UK institutions can wield through the BBC, the British Council and our aid - Speech Link
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) guiding principles on business and human rights, including in their management of supply chains here and overseas - Speech Link
5: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) I have set out how His Majesty’s ambassador and all Crown servants overseas follow the policies of His - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Foreign Affairs - Tue 05 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) him on visits to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt, as well as the visits I have made to Qatar, Bahrain - Speech Link
2: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) taken to ensure the meaningful inclusion of women in every aspect of decision-making about Britain’s overseas - Speech Link
3: Baroness Prashar (XB - Life peer) force for good and for our national interest and security, what we do and how we behave at home and overseas - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 12 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) The recent pauses in fighting were a welcome opportunity to get hostages out and aid in. - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) I have recently been appointed as the FCDO Minister responsible for the overseas territories. - Speech Link
3: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) As you know, Mr Speaker, our global British family in the UK overseas territories contains 94% of all - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) partnerships with Israel developing across the middle east: one thinks in particular of the Emirates and Bahrain - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) It is perfectly legitimate to call for a ceasefire to address that crisis and let humanitarian aid flow - Speech Link
2: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) Those overseas supply companies could take legal action under this legislation on the grounds that the - Speech Link
3: None I pray in aid on this point none other than the Supreme Court of France, which ruled as long ago as 2009 - Speech Link
4: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) I am doing the same at the moment with regard to Bahrain because of its imprisonment of the political - Speech Link
5: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) increasing polarisation throughout the middle east strides the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Israel and Gaza - Mon 16 Oct 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) Israel normalised relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain through the Abraham accords, and - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) Friend for everything he does to support the Jewish community here and overseas. - Speech Link
3: Anum Qaisar (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) What struck me was a quote that I have seen from an aid worker in Gaza from Medical Aid for Palestinians - Speech Link
4: Karen Buck (LAB - Westminster North) delayed risks being aid too late? - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Israel and Gaza - Mon 16 Oct 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord True (CON - Life peer) Israel normalised relations with the UAE and Bahrain through the Abraham Accords and moved towards normalising - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (LAB - Life peer) There must be proper protection for those who put themselves in danger to deliver such aid and medical - Speech Link
3: Lord Newby (LDEM - Life peer) It is also vital that the Government make humanitarian aid available with immediate effect, and it is - Speech Link
4: Lord True (CON - Life peer) We are providing £27 million in overseas development aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories this - 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) Portsmouth, but we were able to get to HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, the UK Naval Support Facility, Bahrain - Speech Link
2: Lord Stirrup (CB - Life peer) The Whips will no doubt pray in aid the pressure of government business. - Speech Link
3: Lord Boateng (LAB - Life peer) The Government can use its own assets, such as the diplomatic network, aid spending and the armed forces - Speech Link
4: Lord Stevens of Birmingham (CB - Life peer) have had the privilege of spending some time with the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, both here and overseas - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Integrated Review Refresh - Tue 14 Mar 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Collins of Highbury (LAB - Life peer) The review promised to maintain the UK as one of the world’s leading development actors, but aid has - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) The previous CSSF scored over 50% on overseas development assistance. - Speech Link
3: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (CON - Life peer) Development remains at the heart of our foreign policy.The UK is a leading global aid donor, notwithstanding - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) I also note that in Bahrain it was reported yesterday that four people have been arrested over tweets - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Armed Forces: Resilience - Thu 26 Jan 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Peach (CB - Life peer) held command in every rank, deployed in many operations in many countries and have served extensively overseas - Speech Link
2: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) including the Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, and visits to HM naval base Clyde and to the UK military in Bahrain - Speech Link
3: Lord Tunnicliffe (LAB - Life peer) If you are going to get married people to go overseas and fight, they need not to be worried about what - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) We were the first European nation to supply it with lethal aid, providing £2.3 billion of military support - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Iran - Thu 12 Jan 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) protesters in the western districts of Tehran—not necessarily protesting herself but delivering first aid - Speech Link
2: Matthew Offord (CON - Hendon) In contrast, when I attended the Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain, the US central command chief - Speech Link
3: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) mistreatment of women has been a brutal reality for Iranian women for many years, both in Iran and overseas - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (CON - Aldershot) comes to the excellent activities of our Royal Navy minesweepers operating out of our naval base in Bahrain - Speech Link