8 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Aid Match, Armenia, Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, Cuba, Listed Properties, Multiple Sclerosis, Tibet, Video Games and Esports27 Former APPG memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain, Arctic and Nordic Councils, Canada, Catalonia, Climate Change, Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf, Democracy in the World, Explosive Threats, Extreme Poverty, Fair Business Banking, Foster Care Work, Guantanamo Bay, India (Trade and Investment), Malawi, Maldives, Motorcycling, Regional Airports, Republic of Iraq, Scotch Whisky, Terminal Illness, Uyghurs, Video Games, West Papua, Whistleblowing, Wine and Spirit Group, Wine and Spirits, YazidisDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Chris Law has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Chris Law
Treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan
Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)That this House recalls that in August 2021 the Taliban took over Afghanistan and reversed over 20 years of progress on human rights in the country; is concerned particularly about the situation of women and girls who are subjected to a litany of atrocities which amount to gender apartheid, namely, …
(Most recent: 25 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide
Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)That this House recalls that on 3 August 2014, Da'esh attacked Sinjar, unleashing atrocities against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group in Iraq, amounting to the legal definition of genocide; notes that the House of Commons voted 278 to 0 in favour of declaring the crimes of Da'esh as genocide …
(Most recent: 25 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Chris Law, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Chris Law has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Chris Law has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Chris Law has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
6 Bills co-sponsored by Chris Law
Recognition of Armenian Genocide Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Tim Loughton (Con)
Import of Products of Forced Labour from Xinjiang (Prohibition) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Tibet (Reciprocal Access) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Tim Loughton (Con)
Arms (Exports and Remote Warfare) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Alyn Smith (SNP)
Tibet (Reciprocal Access) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Tim Loughton (Con)
Armed Forces Representative Body Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP)
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)International Humanitarian Law provides for the protection of civilians and civilian objects, which includes water supply. Israel must take steps working with humanitarian agencies to fully restore water supplies and to significantly increase the flow of aid into and through Gaza. We have consistently raised water supplies and the opening of vital water lines with Israel throughout the conflict. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel on 14-15 July, he made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu and other interlocutors that Israel must meet its commitment to "flood Gaza with aid".
International Humanitarian Law provides for the protection of civilians and civilian objects, which includes water supply. Israel must take steps working with humanitarian agencies to fully restore water supplies and to significantly increase the flow of aid into and through Gaza. We have consistently raised water supplies and the opening of vital water lines with Israel throughout the conflict. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel on 14-15 July, he made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu and other interlocutors that Israel must meet its commitment to "flood Gaza with aid".