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

Mentions:
1: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) against men and boys, and particularly against LGBTQI people in humanitarian settings, and also against refugees - Speech Link
2: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) We know that in Afghanistan, when the Taliban came in, women who had reported being victims of sexual - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Palestinians: Visa Scheme - Mon 13 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: John Cryer (Lab - Leyton and Wanstead) When there were crises in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Hong Kong, schemes, whatever their merits, were set - Speech Link
2: Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Fleetwood) It seems clear to me that events in recent years in Ukraine, Gaza, Afghanistan and beyond mean that, - Speech Link
3: Joanna Cherry (SNP - Edinburgh South West) said, the UK Government have introduced bespoke pathways for those fleeing persecution in Ukraine, Afghanistan - Speech Link
4: Andy Slaughter (Lab - Hammersmith) It provides a raft of services and advice to Ukrainian refugees in the UK. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Inadmissible Asylum Seekers - Thu 09 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) from the Republic of Ireland unless France agrees to take back refugees who crossed the English Channel - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) manifestly well-founded asylum claims from legacy claimants of certain nationalities, such as those from Afghanistan - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Immigration Update - Wed 01 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) extended the hand of friendship to people fleeing conflict and persecution in Ukraine, Hong Kong and Afghanistan - Speech Link
2: Vicky Ford (Con - Chelmsford) We have welcomed Ukrainian refugees, the families of those brave Afghans who stood beside our soldiers - Speech Link
3: Joanna Cherry (SNP - Edinburgh South West) report with Helena Kennedy recommending that the UK Government have a humanitarian visa for women in Afghanistan - Speech Link
4: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) abuse, environmental disaster and wars, some of which this country has been involved in, such as in Afghanistan - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Immigration Update - Wed 01 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) extended the hand of friendship to people fleeing conflict and persecution in Ukraine, Hong Kong and Afghanistan - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Pakistan: UK Aid - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Cox (XB - Life peer) , and where the suffering of people requires an appropriate and timely response.Some time ago I met refugees - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) not just in Pakistan but in Bangladesh and India.The noble Lord, Lord Collins, raised the issue of Afghanistan - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Lords messageConsideration of Lords Message - Mon 22 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Bob Seely (Con - Isle of Wight) I am sorry about that incident, but 30,000 refugees have been safely rehoused in Rwanda. - Speech Link
2: Barry Gardiner (Lab - Brent North) I listened carefully to the intervention that referred to 30,000 refugees in the past decade. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) My constituent Trevor Young worked for the British Army in Afghanistan, alongside his comrade and friend - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Commons amendments - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) He said this:“Let me say to anyone to whom we have made commitments and who is currently in Afghanistan - Speech Link
2: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) those heroes to whom we owe a debt of honour, still less are there safe routes for any other genuine refugees - Speech Link
3: None sitting and looking admiringly on some quite nice-looking houses which had been built in Rwanda for the refugees - Speech Link
4: None with and are there pilots who have declared that they are willing to fly the planes carrying those refugees - Speech Link
5: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) There is a safe and legal route available to those in Afghanistan who have served and can prove their - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Lords messageConsideration of Lords Message - Mon 22 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) It is to accept those who can demonstrate that they assisted the British forces in Afghanistan. - Speech Link
2: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) Government have given undertakings, and we have heard further undertakings about the treatment of Afghan refugees - Speech Link
3: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) The situation in Afghanistan in particular is deteriorating at the moment. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Commons amendments - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) Rwanda has a long history of supporting and integrating asylum seekers and refugees, having already hosted - Speech Link
2: None Many of them are refugees in the first place only because they served this country. - Speech Link
3: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) from the Government about the fate of this small body of brave soldiers who fought with our forces in Afghanistan - Speech Link
4: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) and did all they could to ensure that the values of this country and the coalition that operated in Afghanistan - Speech Link