Information between 30th August 2025 - 9th October 2025
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Qatar: Religious Freedom
Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 26th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Qatar about the sentencing of the chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is, Remy Rowhani; and what steps they are taking to ensure the promotion of religious freedom in that country. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) The UK encourages all states to uphold their international human rights obligations. As part of Qatar's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in November 2024, the UK called on Qatar to adopt legislation to ensure non-discrimination on the grounds of disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. |
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2 Sep 2025, 1:38 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Whitaker, seeks to require local authorities to include the reasons why a parent of a child has " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Sep 2025, 5:12 p.m. - House of Lords "and, Lord Lucas, not moved. In that case, we moved to 309 in the name of Baroness Whitaker. >> My Lords, I shall speak to " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Sep 2025, 5:49 p.m. - House of Lords "not moved. 310, Baroness Whitaker, not believed? 311, Lord Lucas, and " Baroness Whitaker (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Sep 2025, 5:49 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 309, A, Baroness Rock no, not moved. 310, Baroness Whitaker, " Baroness Whitaker (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Sep 2025, 5:49 p.m. - House of Lords "not moved. 310, Baroness Whitaker, " Baroness Whitaker (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Sep 2025, 12:13 a.m. - House of Lords "by leave, withdrawn. Amendment 464, Baroness Whitaker, not moved. " Baroness Blower (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Sep 2025, 6:56 p.m. - House of Lords "of Baroness Whitaker, which places a " Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Sep 2025, 4:42 p.m. - House of Lords "be given to Ofsted. In response to points raised by my noble friend Baroness Whitaker, the bill contains measures to increase Ofsted's powers " Baroness Twycross, The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 7:18 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Is at your Lordships pleasure the amendment is withdrawn? Amendment is by leave withdrawn. Amendment 173 Baroness Whitaker not moved. " Baroness Andrews (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 7:18 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Whitaker not moved. Amendment 177 Lord Ravensdale not moved. Amendment 178 Lord Teverson " Baroness Andrews (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 7:18 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 174 not moved. 175 Baroness Whitaker not moved. 176 Baroness Whitaker not moved. " Baroness Andrews (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 12:23 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lady, Baroness Whitaker who has long been the House as champion in these areas and provides " Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 12:23 p.m. - House of Lords "crucial. The noble Lady, Baroness Whitaker has a ready set out most of " Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 12:29 p.m. - House of Lords "this amendment make these amendments and I thank Baroness Whitaker and others for bringing these forward. It is essential in terms of this " Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Sep 2025, 12:29 p.m. - House of Lords "support this group of amendments. Brought by Baroness Whitaker and " Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 17th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Defra, and Defra Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: ; Lord Layard; The Earl of Leicester; Lord Mancroft; Lord Rooker; Earl Russell; Lord Trees; Baroness Whitaker |
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Wednesday 17th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Environment Agency, Environment Agency, and HMRC Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: Q45 Baroness Whitaker: I would like to ask about prioritisation. |
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Oral Evidence - Environmental Services Association (ESA), Veolia, and Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: I have supplementaries from Earl Russell, Lord Mancroft and Baroness Whitaker. |
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Sep. 12 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS WHITAKER THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN LORD BOURNE OF ABERYSTWYTH BARONESS BAKEWELL OF HARDINGTON |
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Sep. 10 2025
HL Bill 110-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS WHITAKER THE LORD BISHOP OF MANCHESTER BARONESS BENNETT OF MANOR CASTLE BARONESS BAKEWELL |
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Sep. 08 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 36 BARONESS WHITAKER THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN LORD BOURNE OF |
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Sep. 05 2025
HL Bill 110-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS WHITAKER THE LORD BISHOP OF MANCHESTER BARONESS BENNETT OF MANOR CASTLE BARONESS BAKEWELL |
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Sep. 03 2025
HL Bill 110-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS WHITAKER THE LORD BISHOP OF MANCHESTER BARONESS BENNETT OF MANOR CASTLE BARONESS BAKEWELL |
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Sep. 02 2025
HL Bill 110-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS WHITAKER BARONESS BAKEWELL OF HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE 173_ After Clause 52, insert the following |
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Wednesday 17th September 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Waste Crime At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Davies - Manager of the Joint Unit for Waste Crime at Environment Agency Steve Molyneux - Deputy Director for Waste & Resources Regulation at Environment Agency Richard Las CBE - Chief Investigation Officer and Fraud Investigation Service Director at HMRC At 11:00am: Oral evidence Mary Creagh MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) at Defra Emma Bourne - Director for Circular Economy at Defra View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 15th October 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: COP30 At 10:00am: Oral evidence Kate Hughes - UK Lead Climate Negotiator at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Matt Toombs - Director for International Climate Finance and Strategy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |