"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right: we have a proud tradition of welcoming those fleeing persecution, oppression and injustice. In my constituency, over a decade ago many Rohingya who were fleeing genocide made Bradford their home, and we welcomed them. Many of them were able to reunite with their …..." Imran Hussain - View Speech
That this House has considered Government support for human rights in Kashmir.
It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. As a British parliamentarian, I remain proud of my roots in Pakistan and Kashmir. I continue to be privileged to chair the all-party …..." Imran Hussain - View Speech
"I thank both my hon. Friends, and I absolutely agree with them. They will know that, as chair of the APPG on Kashmir, I co-ordinated a letter to the Foreign Secretary calling for urgent diplomatic engagement to address those very issues and tabled an early-day motion that now has the …..." Imran Hussain - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I shall come to his point shortly.
For over 1 million British Kashmiris, more than 50,000 of whom demonstrated on the streets of London over the weekend, this is not a distant foreign policy issue. These are their parents, brothers and sisters—their families—and …..." Imran Hussain - View Speech
"I will give way, but I ask hon. Members to be extremely brief in their interventions because I have a substantial contribution to make...." Imran Hussain - View Speech
"I will take the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Dr Gardner), who may make a similar point...." Imran Hussain - View Speech
"I absolutely agree. While not all the reports have emerged in full because of the communications blackout, they continue to concern the whole House, as they should.
My message to those who use inflammatory and divisive language is that they do not help anyone. Successive Pakistani high commissioners and Ministers …..." Imran Hussain - View Speech
"I thank all Members who have taken part in this very important debate. Our constituents will no doubt have listened to all the contributions.
May I briefly address the age-old policy that this is a bilateral issue? Let us be absolutely clear in this Chamber that this is an international …..." Imran Hussain - View Speech