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Commons Chamber
Defending the UK and Allies - Mon 15 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Yes, it is about defence and security, but it is also about trade, investment, culture and more. - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) That is why, for example, the Royal Navy last year and the year before continued to interdict illegal arms - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Quin (Con - Horsham) Will we encourage them to redouble their efforts to interdict arms smuggling from Iran into Yemen and - Speech Link
4: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) It will continue to have a presence in the region so that we can disrupt those illegal arms flows. - Speech Link
5: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) That is why, for example, our interdiction of illegal arms shipments is so important, and we will remain - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Countering Iran’s Hostile Activities - Wed 08 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) providing it with the wherewithal to buy many of the weapons that it needs.Staggeringly, the total value of trade - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) terror groups—they can move money around the world to where it needs to be—yet those banks continue to trade - Speech Link
3: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) Ukraine, but that must be accompanied by a serious reconsideration of their own arms sales to Israel - Speech Link
4: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Wealden) I took care of the sanctions regime in the Department for Business and Trade, and I know that we had - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Situation in the Red Sea - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) the fourth such operation to degrade the Houthi capabilities that are being used to threaten global trade - Speech Link
2: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) We are pretty certain that it all originates in Iran—[Interruption.] - Speech Link
3: Greg Smith (Con - Buckingham) In conjunction with the Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, has my right hon. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Iran and Israel - Mon 15 Apr 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord True (Con - Life peer) We recognise the threat from Iran. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) East, do we not need to think about ensuring that we are increasing our defence positions to support trade - Speech Link
3: Lord True (Con - Life peer) Under the new UAV trade prohibitions, it is illegal for a UK business, UK national or anyone in the UK - Speech Link
4: Lord True (Con - Life peer) weekend.Of course we wish to see restraint, but one simple step could be taken: Hamas could lay down its arms - Speech Link
5: Lord True (Con - Life peer) They cannot heal while the kinds of actions being taken by Iran continue.Dealing with Iran is a matter - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Action Against Houthi Maritime Attacks - Wed 24 Jan 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: None Secondly, we must end the illegal flow of arms to the Houthi militia. - Speech Link
2: Lord Newby (LD - Life peer) welcome, but it leaves us in the dark about the Iranian response to our requests for a cessation of arms - Speech Link
3: Lord True (Con - Life peer) centuries has been concerned about, which is ensuring freedom of navigation and freedom of movement and trade - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Action Against Houthi Maritime Attacks - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) intelligence and use their influence to stop Houthi attacks.Secondly, we must end the illegal flow of arms - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Quin (Con - Horsham) Friend says about diplomatic and humanitarian efforts, and indeed cutting off the supply of arms. - Speech Link
3: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) we are working closely with our allies to ensure maritime security, whether that is by interdicting arms - Speech Link
4: Derek Twigg (Lab - Halton) If the attacks continue and there is continued disruption to maritime trade, does he have a plan B? - Speech Link
5: Alan Brown (SNP - Kilmarnock and Loudoun) Minister spoke about maritime security in the region, particularly in relation to stemming illegal arms - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Situation in the Red Sea - Thu 29 Feb 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: None Since 19 October, the Houthis, aided and abetted by Iran, have launched a ruthless and reckless campaign - Speech Link
2: None limit their impact on the flow of humanitarian aid, to prevent further regional escalation, and to show Iran - Speech Link
3: None We are determined to end the illegal flow of arms to the Houthis, using whatever levers are available - Speech Link
4: Lord Craig of Radley (XB - Life peer) What steps are being taken, if any, to stop the shipment to Yemen, from Iran or elsewhere, of offensive - Speech Link
5: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) we are looking at disrupting the manufacturing capability behind this, which of course is based in Iran - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Foreign Affairs - Tue 05 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Stroud (Con - Life peer) To see this, look at three nations: Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) in March 2015 is £8.2 billion; the Campaign Against the Arms Trade says that it is much more than that - Speech Link
3: Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab - Life peer) Republicans in Congress block aid and arms to Ukraine. - Speech Link
4: Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (Con - Life peer) To its south lies Iran, always keen to play geopolitical games. - Speech Link
5: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) Will there be no treaty allowing funding or other arrangements with Iran? - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Human Rights Abuses: UK Response - Wed 24 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) When will the self-reflection begin regarding our continued supply of arms to Israel? - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) violence against Hindus, Sikhs, Ahmadis and Christians in Pakistan; forced detention of protesters in Iran - Speech Link
3: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) We targeted individuals linked to authorities in Belarus, Haiti, Iran and Syria for their repressive - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) remaining, I would just like to highlight that we have witnessed a shocking repression of human rights in Iran - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 30 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) any decision to suspend existing arms export licences to Israel. - Speech Link
2: Antony Higginbotham (Con - Burnley) Iran continues to operate in violation of the joint comprehensive plan of action. - Speech Link
3: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Wood Green) Minister confirm that when she was in Beijing she was able to get the balance right between the legitimate trade - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) However, the Government have taken measures to counter the threat from Iran, including sanctioning the - Speech Link