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Westminster Hall
International Human Rights Day - Thu 08 Dec 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) Some were Saudi nationals, but others were foreign nationals from Pakistan, Syria and Jordan. - Speech Link
2: Diana Johnson (LAB - Kingston upon Hull North) for atrocities and sexual violence, and uphold the international human rights framework at home and abroad - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (IND - Glasgow North) Equally, I echo calls for efforts to secure the return of UK nationals arbitrarily detained abroad, including - Speech Link
4: Bambos Charalambous (LAB - Enfield, Southgate) have a right to consular assistance when detained abroad. - Speech Link
5: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) He is a British citizen. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Gulf States: Human Rights Abuses - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Cashman (LAB - Life peer) To stay silent, to look the other way, or to do nothing, whether here or abroad, is to condone inequality - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) References were made to Syria, Lebanon and Yemen without the nuance that it was a committee of this House - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) British nationals visit and live in the region in significant numbers. - Speech Link
4: Lord Scriven (LDEM - Life peer) trade agreement that is not using our soft and hard power for improvement of human rights here and abroad - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Alexander Stafford (CON - Rother Valley) British nationals overseas are Britons, and it is important that we defend them at home and abroad. - Speech Link
2: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) As British nationals, BNO passport holders are entitled to consulate assistance from our diplomatic posts - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (CON - Sutton Coldfield) actions in Ukraine and at home; leading on United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions, including on Syria - Speech Link
4: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) overreach of the PKK terrorist definition is shutting down democracy in Turkey and hurting our allies in Syria - Speech Link
5: David Rutley (CON - Macclesfield) Our priority is, of course, the safety of all British nationals who travel to the World cup. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Labour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery Visa - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LDEM - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Do we want them to continue to be able to offer a fantastic experience for tourists from home and abroad - Speech Link
2: Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) Will the Minister tell me how many fishing crew workers from abroad have used that route since then? - Speech Link
3: Stephen Kinnock (LAB - Aberavon) Many of those recruitment agencies operate abroad, and it would be good if the Government were able to - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Departure of Previous Home Secretary - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON - Bassetlaw) Home Secretary, noting that her time in office was marked by a“steadfast commitment to keeping the British - Speech Link
2: Alistair Carmichael (LDEM - Orkney and Shetland) relation to economic growth, we need urgent change in the law on visas for non-European economic area nationals - Speech Link
3: Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON - Bassetlaw) the other work that she has been doing, such as clamping down on illegal immigration and keeping the British - Speech Link
4: Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON - Bassetlaw) I point not just to the aid that we give abroad, but to the Homes for Ukraine scheme and to what we did - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Thu 22 Sep 2022
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) country, we need to take stock of the freedom that Putin has been given over many years—not just in Syria - Speech Link
2: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) People at home and abroad, having heard those words, are understandably worried about the gravity of - Speech Link
3: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (SNP - Glasgow South) We should look at his record not just in Ukraine right now but in Georgia and Syria. - Speech Link
4: Liam Fox (CON - North Somerset) destroy Ukraine as a functioning state.As a consequence, Putin faces mounting criticism at home and abroad - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Human Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK Sanctions - Thu 21 Jul 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (CON - Chingford and Woodford Green) including China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Liberia, Iran, Syria - Speech Link
2: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) I understand that, but if we are to defend our values, we have to defend them at home as well as abroad - Speech Link
3: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) saw at the end of 2021 in China, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Liberia, Syria - Speech Link
4: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) We have also opened our doors to the people of Hong Kong through a new immigration path for British nationals - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Iran’s Nuclear Programme - Thu 30 Jun 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: David Jones (CON - Clwyd West) Its proxies are engaged in fomenting conflict in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. My right hon. - Speech Link
2: Steve McCabe (LAB - Birmingham, Selly Oak) they intend to combat and disrupt that interference.Iran’s policy of arbitrarily detaining foreign nationals - Speech Link
3: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) writes:“The number of militias created by the IRGC surged after this period, and the Guard’s presence abroad - Speech Link
4: Gareth Davies (CON - Grantham and Stamford) We see the threat of terrorism at home and abroad and democracies being invaded. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 21 Jun 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Foreign nationals fighting as members of their armed forces must be treated as prisoners of war—that - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) showing the experiences of young women and girls who have been raped and sexually abused in Myanmar, Syria - Speech Link
3: David Lammy (LAB - Tottenham) the G7 cutting foreign aid, and what impact will this have on our national interests and reputation abroad - Speech Link
4: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) dual nationals held in Iran. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 20 Jun 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (CON - Witham) If I may, on behalf of all of us in Government, I will thank and commend all members of the British public - Speech Link
2: Richard Holden (CON - North West Durham) Friend agree that our compassionate approach to refugees from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan can be maintained - Speech Link
3: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) Her father died suddenly abroad, and in order to attend his funeral she needs to have her passport today - Speech Link
4: Suzanne Webb (CON - Stourbridge) British people have voted consistently for controlled immigration and the right to secure borders. - Speech Link
5: Nick Smith (LAB - Blaenau Gwent) There are nearly 30 million visits abroad by air in quarter 3, which includes those school holidays. - Speech Link