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Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Mon 20 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) scepticism has recently been increased by the knowledge that so much Russian oil has been going to India - Speech Link
2: David Lammy (Lab - Tottenham) It is important that countries such as India and Brazil are there in sufficient numbers.Last June, Labour - Speech Link
3: Dan Carden (Lab - Liverpool, Walton) Russia is deepening its relationship with Iran, North Korea and India, through which Russian oil and - Speech Link
4: Marie Rimmer (Lab - St Helens South and Whiston) They are fighting for our democracy, for our freedom, and indeed for Europe’s freedom. - Speech Link
5: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) What a blessing that is.I want to speak up on human rights and on the religious persecution in the eastern - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill
3rd reading - Fri 17 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) This monthly programme was quickly taken up by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance - Speech Link
2: Karen Bradley (Con - Staffordshire Moorlands) We give them training on how to make sure that workers—for example, on tea plantations in India—are properly - Speech Link
3: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) such people are starting to become targets.I am led to believe that 12% of the world’s nuns are in India - Speech Link
4: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Con - Berwick-upon-Tweed) She recently concluded her second term as chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
China - Wed 15 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Bob Seely (Con - Isle of Wight) important thing to do for fair trade, and to help jobs not only in this country, but in Bangladesh, India - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Religious freedom for Tibetan Buddhists is a special concern of mine, and I continue to raise my voice - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) He spoke about freedom of religious belief. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict - Tue 14 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) for those who are subjected to some of the most extreme cases of violence that threaten their safety, freedom - Speech Link
2: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) NGOs report that sexual violence often occurs in religious conflict, particularly in India, Pakistan - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - Tue 07 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) A country controlled by autocrats, or denying the rights of women, gays, minorities or religious groups - Speech Link
2: Lord Willetts (Con - Life peer) I remember when I used to go on missions to India, accompanied on a couple of occasions by the vice-chancellor - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I just want to ask the Minister a question relating to academic freedom. - Speech Link
4: None As I have said, the BDS Bill is not about restricting freedom of speech. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill
Committee stage - Wed 24 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance to raise awareness of cases of particular - Speech Link
2: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) of religious belief.” - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) , of Sikhs in Pakistan and India, of Hindus in Pakistan, of Muslims in India, of the Myanmar Muslims, - Speech Link
4: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Wealden) Friend on her accomplishments as chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. - Speech Link
5: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) One practical example is that the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, which now has 43 - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Human Rights: Consular Services - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady), when it comes to issues of human rights and freedom of religious - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) He understands these issues because he shares the passion that I and others have for freedom of religious - Speech Link
3: Anna McMorrin (Lab - Cardiff North) Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on freedom of religious belief, and from other Members with personal - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) religious and non-religious communities. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
India: Freedom of Religion or Belief - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) India is committed via its constitution to freedom of religion and belief. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Winchester (Bshp - Bishops) the past year have been rightly highlighted by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance - Speech Link
3: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) of religious belief. - Speech Link
4: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) of religious belief. - Speech Link
5: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) of religious belief. - Speech Link
6: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) of religious belief. - Speech Link
7: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (XB - Life peer) Does the Minister agree that India is a member of the Commonwealth, and should not freedom of belief - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Christians: Persecution - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) We have a proud history of promoting religious freedom in the United Kingdom, so we should be doing more - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bshp - Bishops) Religious freedom and tolerance need to be nurtured and guarded nationally and locally. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) We can all in this House agree on the important role that freedom of religious belief can play in tackling - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) That is where the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance was born. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Easter and Christian Culture - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Nick Fletcher (Con - Don Valley) way of life that has enabled us to live in freedom in this wonderful country. - Speech Link
2: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) In a place like India, even though there are villages with levels of unimaginable poverty, they are not - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand. - Speech Link
4: Felicity Buchan (Con - Kensington) Religious tolerance was mentioned, and I want to make it very clear that freedom of speech, freedom of - Speech Link