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MP Financial Interest
Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Original Source (2nd May 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Mr Shanmuganathan Sabesan (2) Mr Thurairajah Vasikaran (3) British Tamils Forum (BTF) (4) Conservative Friends of Tamils (CFT) (5) Dr Kamalambikai Thevomanoharan
Address of donor: (1) private (2) private (3) Unit 1 Tamil House, Fountayne Business Centre, Broad Lane, London, N15 4AG (4) private (5) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): In contributing towards the costs of flights, hotel, taxis and food, (1) £300 (2) £377.06 (3) £300 (4) £200 (5) £200
Destination of visit: Geneva
Dates of visit: 30-31 March 2023
Purpose of visit: To meet delegations attending the UN Human Rights Council to highlight human rights abuses against Tamils in Sri Lanka and to ask for accountability for war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan civil war.

Written Question
Sri Lanka: Tamils
Tuesday 4th April 2023

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the UN Human Rights Council about the situation of Tamil communities in Sri Lanka.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK, alongside our partners in the Core Group, have led international efforts to promote human rights for all communities in Sri Lanka, including through resolution 51/1 at the UN Human Rights Council. The resolution renewed the mandate of the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on Sri Lanka and to protect and preserve evidence of past human rights abuses to use in future accountability processes. We have made our stance clear in statements to the Council, most recently on 7 March. The UK also made recommendations including on the need to address issues around the expropriation of land in the North and East during Sri Lanka's Universal Periodic Review in February.

MP Financial Interest
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Original Source (20th March 2023)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Tamils for Labour
Address of donor: 85 Great Portland Street, 1st Floor, London W1W 7LT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 to support my campaign work as the MP for Harrow West
Donor status: company, registration 11808595

Early Day Motion
Water quality in northern Sri Lanka (15 Signatures)
20 Feb 2023
Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
That this House expresses concern regarding water quality in northern Sri Lanka; is concerned by reports stating that the Sri Lankan Government refused to allow independent assessments of water quality in the region; notes that the consumption or use of water contaminated by waste oil has been linked to many …
Lords Chamber
The Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and India - Thu 19 Jan 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Anderson of Swansea (LAB - Life peer) conference at which I looked across at the Indian delegation, saw the remarkable diversity—from the Tamils - Speech Link

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Sarah Jones (Labour - Croydon Central) - @LabourSJ
17 Jan 2023, 9:34 p.m.

An honour to speak with many colleagues in support of Tamils in Sri Lanka. https://t.co/4j6RLfvRfm

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Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam) - @scullyp
14 Jan 2023, 5:21 p.m.

To Tamils celebrating Pongal may I wish you a very Happy Thai Pongal. And to others celebrating, also Happy Songkran, Makar Sankranti, Uttarayana, Thingyan among many descriptions of New Year. https://t.co/AKReAFHuVV

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - @FCDOGovUK
14 Jan 2023, 3:40 p.m.

We wish Tamils around the world a very happy Thai Pongal. https://t.co/GDnbEzA6Jz

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Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central) - @JoStevensLabour
14 Jan 2023, 1:28 p.m.

Iniya Pongal Nalvazhthukkal. Wishing Tamils in #CardiffCentral and around the world a peaceful and bountiful Thai Pongal. https://t.co/iGLYAqeTEQ

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Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street - @10DowningStreet
14 Jan 2023, 9:41 a.m.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wishes the UK Tamil community, and Tamils all around the world a happy Thai Pongal 🌾 Here’s to an auspicious year ahead. https://t.co/bIyTFAeAvG

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