Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Feb 2024
Inter Faith Network
"My Lords, I speak as a founder member of the Inter Faith Network back in the 1980s, when it was very difficult to get people of different religions into the same room to talk to each other. That initiative owed much to Brian Pearce, a former civil servant. The Inter …..."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2024
Hate Crimes
"My Lords, the current practice of giving government funding to more vocal communities to collect figures to show that they are more hated than others is a waste of that funding. Does the Minister agree that a better approach would be to tackle the underlying ignorance on which prejudice thrives …..."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Iran: Military Power
"My Lords, I am not exactly an admirer of the Iranian regime, but, in the 21st century, should any country have the right to extend its power beyond its borders? The United States, with 750 bases in 50 countries, is not exactly a model democracy...."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th February 2024
Asked by:
Lord Singh of Wimbledon (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the sanctioning of Mian Abdul Haq as a human rights violator on 9 December 2022, what assessment they have made of whether that sanctioning has been successful in preventing the forced conversion and abduction of women and girls from minority communities, and what further representations they have made to the government of Pakistan in this regard.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The UK Government strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls in Pakistan. Designating Mian Abdul Haq sent a clear message to those responsible that the UK considers this behaviour unacceptable. We regularly raise our concerns about Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), women and girls' rights and gender equality at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. Through our Aawaz programme, we continue to tackle issues of gender-based violence and work directly with communities to raise their awareness of the harms of early and forced marriages.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Feb 2024
Ukraine Conflict
"My Lords, according to both Ukrainian and Russian media, former PM Boris Johnson, in a visit to Kyiv in 2022, persuaded President Zelensky to reject a peace deal with Putin that would have led to the withdrawal of Russian troops in return for an undertaking that Ukraine would not join …..."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2024
Devolved Authorities: Expenditure outwith Competences
"My Lords, this request to put competence at the heart of decision-making is a dangerous, underhand way of trying to prevent policies being made on impetus and conjecture, which could really change government. For example, it would have prevented a recent decision by the Secretary of State in the Ministry …..."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 02 Feb 2024
Holocaust Memorial Day
"My Lords, I have visited Auschwitz, and a small mountain of children’s shoes will be for ever etched in my memory. The shoes were taken from children who went laughing and skipping into showers, on the promise that they would be given new clothes. The showers were not of water; …..."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 22nd January 2024
Asked by:
Lord Singh of Wimbledon (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis the Sikh community was not informed in 2014 that Hugh Powell was conducting the Heywood Review into allegations of UK involvement in the Indian Army's operation against the Golden Temple, with particular regard to the fact that his father was the Prime Minister's private secretary at the time of the operation.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Heywood review of 2014 worked specifically to establish facts about the UK advice and assistance to the Indian Government during Operation Blue Star 1984. It concluded that UK assistance was advisory, ended several months before the operation and had limited impact on the tragic events that followed. The UK Government has concluded that there is no basis to challenge the conclusions of the 2014 review or to review the broader decisions of the government of the day.
Written Question
Monday 22nd January 2024
Asked by:
Lord Singh of Wimbledon (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there were grounds for Hugh Powell to recuse himself from the Heywood Review into allegations of UK involvement in the Indian Army's operation against the Golden Temple considering his father's position as the Prime Minister's private secretary at the time of the operation.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Heywood review of 2014 worked specifically to establish facts about the UK advice and assistance to the Indian Government during Operation Blue Star 1984. It concluded that UK assistance was advisory, ended several months before the operation and had limited impact on the tragic events that followed. The UK Government has concluded that there is no basis to challenge the conclusions of the 2014 review or to review the broader decisions of the government of the day.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Jan 2024
Israel and Palestine
"My Lords, I have visited Auschwitz and seen something of the suffering of the Jewish people, and I appreciate the wonderful contribution the community is making to this country. But should we be silent and look the other way when every human rights organisation, the United Nations, Amnesty International and …..."Lord Singh of Wimbledon - View Speech
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