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Lords Chamber
India: Democratic Freedoms - Thu 14 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness D'Souza (XB - Life peer) The BJP policy of Hindu nationalism is increasingly invading press freedom, political opposition and - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) But it is clear that it provides freedom of religion or belief protections and minority protections for - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) My Lords, further to the noble Baroness’s question on press freedom, I know this has been a focus of - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) This Government stand up for media freedom and the protection of media. - Speech Link
5: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) Any reports of discrimination against religious minorities are investigated by the Indian police. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Extremism Definition and Community Engagement - Thu 14 Mar 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Michael Gove (Con - Surrey Heath) to practice their faith peacefully and in line with British values, and Islamists, who seek to abuse religious - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Extremism Definition and Community Engagement - Thu 14 Mar 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Michael Gove (Con - Surrey Heath) lead to the radicalisation of individuals, deny people their full rights and opportunities, suppress freedom - Speech Link
2: Michael Gove (Con - Surrey Heath) freedom for many years. - Speech Link
3: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) People have a right to criticise religious people or particular religions. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
United Kingdom: Union - Thu 14 Mar 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) things that unite people and create a sense of being one nation or one union: common language, common religious - Speech Link
2: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) tangible—not just two world wars and the struggle against communism in the past but the battle for freedom - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 12 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Member is entirely right about the importance of religious freedom, particularly in the circumstances - Speech Link
2: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce), who is responsible for freedom of religion or belief, - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
International Women’s Day - Fri 08 Mar 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) will drive forward global efforts to ensure that every woman has the equal right to decent work, the freedom - Speech Link
2: Baroness Gale (Lab - Life peer) We need more women in positions of power for women to achieve economic and financial freedom. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Gohir (XB - Life peer) also be many Muslim women who are not in legally registered marriages, such as those who have had a religious - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
LGBT History Month - Thu 07 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) and has not had the chilling effect that we are often warned about in terms of infringements on the freedom - Speech Link
2: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) There are still 67 countries that criminalise homosexuality, 51 that restrict freedom of sexual and gender - Speech Link
3: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) Religion and religious expression is as intrinsic to the identity of some people as sexuality. - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (Bshp - Bishops) However, in conversations with senior politicians in Ukraine, as well as the most senior religious leaders - Speech Link
2: Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) system of religious freedom abuses. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Bshp - Bishops) Such wars often produce transnational extremist, political or religious ideologies. - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Lord Roberts of Belgravia (Con - Life peer) Does he agree that, for centuries, freedom of the press has essentially meant freedom from the control - Speech Link
2: Lord Balfe (Con - Life peer) We sometimes forget that we went to war for the freedom of Poland, and we ended up agreeing to the borders - Speech Link
3: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) In this new state, will the rights of gays, women, minorities and those with other religious practices - Speech Link
4: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) make the point that, when it comes to defending the sea lanes in the Red Sea and standing up for the freedom - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Report stage - Mon 04 Mar 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) But Freedom from Torture warns that providing, in the time available, the necessary “compelling evidence - Speech Link
2: Baroness D'Souza (XB - Life peer) Nor do freedom of expression and association exist there, however narrowly the terms are defined. - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) For example, individuals, once relocated, will have freedom of movement. - Speech Link
4: Lord Cashman (Lab - Life peer) Our concern is about freedom of religion or beliefs and the effect that Rwandan legislation could have - Speech Link