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Select Committee
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Policy Exchange

Oral Evidence Dec. 05 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: The last pillar is to support our friends.


Westminster Hall
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on Genocide - Thu 07 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Tony Lloyd (Lab - Rochdale) Members will have other countries that they prefer to talk about.Let us take the situation in Syria. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) the parliamentary friends of Colombia group. - Speech Link
3: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) , Rwanda and Darfur, in the mountains of Sinjar, in Syria, in Myanmar, and in many other places.Despite - Speech Link
4: Lyn Brown (Lab - West Ham) Friends the Members for Rochdale and for Putney (Fleur Anderson) have said, we need to raise the alarm - Speech Link
5: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Having been at the COP last weekend, I confirm that the document is resonating with our friends and colleagues - Speech Link


Parliamentary Research
2023/24 Israel-Hamas conflict: US, UN, EU and regional response - CBP-10007
May. 15 2024

Found: Minister Boris Johnson said in a letter to the Conservative Friends of Israel that while the UK Government


Commons Chamber
Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - Thu 18 Jan 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) unlimited fine.The first duty of Government is to keep our people safe, to guard the homes of our friends - Speech Link
2: Andrew Percy (Con - Brigg and Goole) .”The organisation tells its followers that they should not be close friends with non-Muslims. - Speech Link
3: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) the axis of authoritarianism which also includes China, North Korea, Russia, and now Syria and others - Speech Link
4: Christian Wakeford (Lab - Bury South) that is the right thing to do.Worldwide, HUT has reportedly been behind attempted coups in Jordan, Syria - Speech Link
5: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) certainly not on a Saturday or a Sunday, when many people want to go out shopping or just to be with friends - Speech Link


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Commission for Countering Extremism

Dec. 14 2023

Source Page: Radicalisation discourse: Consensus points, evidence base and blind spots
Document: Radicalisation discourse: Consensus points, evidence base and blind spots (PDF)

Found: the interviewees were counter -terrorism practitioners, government officials, police officers, friends


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

Mentions:
1: Ed Davey (LD - Kingston and Surbiton) We have seen attacks on US soldiers in Syria and Iraq, the terrorism of Islamic State in Iran, the rockets - Speech Link
2: Robert Buckland (Con - South Swindon) the Ukrainian Government, will more be done to help our friends in Ukraine to develop further their - Speech Link
3: Jack Lopresti (Con - Filton and Bradley Stoke) it not time that we upscaled our industrial defence capacity so that we can continue to support our friends - Speech Link
4: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) have been killed, and there has been cross-border fighting with Hezbollah, air raids in Lebanon and Syria - Speech Link
5: Andy Slaughter (Lab - Hammersmith) There is greater conflict in the middle east now than there has been for many years—in Lebanon, Syria - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Gaza and Israel - Tue 24 Oct 2023

Mentions:
1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) welcomed people from Syria, Ukraine and many other countries. - Speech Link
2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) here in Scotland.Will the First Minister outline what actions have been taken to support our Jewish friends - Speech Link
3: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) have been very generous in years gone by in opening their homes and hearts to people, whether from Syria - Speech Link
4: Mackay, Rona (SNP - Strathkelvin and Bearsden) Across the UK, we have warmly welcomed refugees from Ukraine, Syria and other countries. - Speech Link
5: Carlaw, Jackson (Con - Eastwood) perhaps two decades apart, he and I grew up in a community in which we had many Jewish neighbours and friends - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Iran: Freedom and Democracy - Thu 01 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Houthis in the Red sea, an illegal war in Gaza by the Hamas terror group, Hezbollah in Lebanon and war in Syria - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) and weapons, supplies Hamas in Gaza with aid, arms and finance, and supplies many terrorist groups in Syria - Speech Link
3: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) In Iraq—including in Kurdistan—and in Syria, Iranian sponsored militants have attacked US forces. - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) Tens of thousands of girls continue to be married under the age of 15, and the age of criminal responsibility - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
At-risk Academics: UK Support - Tue 12 Sep 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Julian Lewis (CON - New Forest East) The law forced out of their posts civil servants of non-Aryan origin, primarily those of Jewish descent - Speech Link
2: Julian Lewis (CON - New Forest East) fellows will one day be able to go home safely, and some do, with individuals recently returning to Syria - Speech Link
3: Julian Lewis (CON - New Forest East) researcher in Syria when she contacted Cara. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Lab - Life peer) violence, from Yazidi women in Syria and the Uighur communities in exile from China, to the women and - Speech Link
2: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) We have a festive meal; we send presents to our friends; and gifts to the poor, so that no one should - Speech Link
3: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) They had been lifelong friends until this moment, and suddenly this community was split, divided, and - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) challenging outlook we currently face, with conflicts and crises continuing and worsening, my noble friends - Speech Link