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Westminster Hall
Persecution of Christians - Thu 17 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) , the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Mali, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, China - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) That is when debates on Christianity as a persecuted faith started, and we have continued to hold them - Speech Link
3: Edward Leigh (CON - Gainsborough) What is so sad is the decline of Christianity in the middle east, the home—or first home—of Christianity - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Religious Education in Modern Britain - Tue 01 Nov 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Martin Vickers (CON - Cleethorpes) and I would like our schools to adhere to it.Life in modern Britain demands a knowledge not just of Christianity - Speech Link
2: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) Putin is weaponising Orthodox Christianity in the war against Ukraine. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) She touched on the Uyghurs, the Falun Gong in China, the Baha’i in Iran, the Yazidis in Iraq and the - Speech Link
4: Nick Fletcher (CON - Don Valley) of his example, but without an understanding of Christianity it is not possible to understand British - Speech Link
5: Carla Lockhart (DUP - Upper Bann) Surely the teaching of love, hope and charity within Christianity is what society needs more of, not - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Blasphemy Laws and Allegations: Commonwealth Countries - Tue 11 Oct 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fabian Hamilton (LAB - Leeds North East) what Islam means, not just to him and all the worshippers and adherents throughout the world, but for Christianity - Speech Link
2: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) their beliefs, to challenge the discriminatory provisions in Myanmar’s citizenship laws, and to hold China - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Strategy for International Development - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (CON - Sutton Coldfield) We did that because China has roared out of poverty; if we look at what China and India have done for - Speech Link
2: Liam Byrne (LAB - Birmingham, Hodge Hill) Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) said about China. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) discussions with some of the representatives of Leah Sharibu, that wee Christian girl who never renounced her Christianity - Speech Link
4: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Why do we send programme aid to China at all? - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 28 Jun 2022
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Johnson of Marylebone (CON - Life peer) for HEPI on China and self-censorship:“While one can sometimes find tangible evidence in the form of - Speech Link
2: Lord Desai (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I remember I had tutees from China in the great days of Mao. - Speech Link
3: Lord Moore of Etchingham (Non-affiliated - Life peer) That is a very important event in the history of Christianity, but what is not remembered is that one - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools Bill [HL]
Committee stage: Part 1 - Mon 20 Jun 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Meyer (CON - Life peer) involved in what is taught to their children—this is what happened under Nazi rule and in communist China - Speech Link
2: Lord Soley (LAB - Life peer) As I say, in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, I have seen examples of abuse and radicalisation. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 10 Mar 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Caroline Ansell (CON - Eastbourne) Friend seen the 2021 research report, “Defeating Minority Exclusion and Unlocking Potential: Christianity - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) important to have individual stories from the countries where persecution is rife, whether that is China - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Ukraine - Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Baroness Northover (LDEM - Life peer) No one is reining in President Xi in China. - Speech Link
2: Lord McDonald of Salford (CB - Life peer) China is watching with a direct interest. - Speech Link
3: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) Orthodox Christianity came to Russia from Kyivan Rus’. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Christians and Religious Minorities: India - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We have also talked about China and where it has done wrong. - Speech Link
2: Theresa Villiers (CON - Chipping Barnet) faiths is infinitely better than that of almost all its regional neighbours—especially Pakistan and China - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (CON - Harrow East) These circumstances demonstrate that clearly not only is there an opportunity but there are centres of Christianity - Speech Link
4: Patricia Gibson (SNP - North Ayrshire and Arran) because they have been destroying local tradition and culture by luring non-Christians to convert to Christianity - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
UK Government Recognition of Somaliland - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Alec Shelbrooke (CON - Elmet and Rothwell) Throughout the world, where western nations do not get involved, China does, and recently we have had - Speech Link
2: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) There is very serious concern about the activities of opponents—Russia, China or others—operating in - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Gentleman referred to, propagates anti-Christian ideology and threatens converts to Christianity with - Speech Link