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Grand Committee
Pakistan: UK Aid - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) non-pecuniary interest as co-chair, along with Jim Shannon MP, of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Pakistani - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Guildford (Bshp - Bishops) The diocese also includes the Mirpur district, which has strong connections to the British-Pakistani - Speech Link
3: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to the noble Lord for highlighting the excellent work of the APPG for Pakistani Minorities - Speech Link

Westminster Hall
Partner and Spousal Visas: Minimum Income - Tue 23 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Afzal Khan (Lab - Manchester, Gorton) countries for which family-related visas were granted last year were Pakistan and India, yet workers of Pakistani - Speech Link
2: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) They discriminate against minorities, as my hon. - Speech Link
3: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) one—to say what the impact of this policy will be on people in different geographies, on women, ethnic minorities - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Afghan Refugees - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) Since the formation of the new Pakistani cabinet, the Foreign Secretary and the British High Commissioner - Speech Link
2: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) Lords, notwithstanding the question from the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, we should not give the Pakistani - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) We engage directly with the All-Party Group on Pakistan Minorities on specific cases. - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (Speech/statement)

Apr. 16 2024

Source Page: First Minister addresses STUC Congress 2024
Document: First Minister addresses STUC Congress 2024 (webpage)

Found: I was being reminded by my colleagues, the last time I was in the Caird Hall I was forced by the Pakistani

Written Question
Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
Thursday 28th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan regarding attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslim mosques.

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

The UK condemns the continued persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan and this is regularly raised in our meetings with the Pakistani authorities. On 22 March I met with Pakistan's newly-appointed Foreign Secretary Ishaq Dar to discuss the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. I raised attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslim mosques with Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on 13 September and in a letter of 5 October in 2023. On 7 March, the UK formally registered concerns with the Pakistan High Commission, condemning all incidents of hate speech directed towards Ahmadi Muslims, the desecration of Ahmadi mosques, and violence against Ahmadi individuals. In my letter to the newly-appointed Human Rights Minister in March, I underlined the UK's commitment to protecting religious minorities and urged the government of Pakistan to condemn any instances of hate directed towards Ahmadi Muslims and other marginalised religious communities.

Select Committee
Submissions on the Statement of changes in Immigration Rules (HC 590)

Scrutiny evidence Mar. 27 2024

Committee: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Found: following percentage of employees meeting the proposed income threshold at £38,700:21 •White – 29% •Pakistani

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience
Document: Rapid evidence review: measuring social cohesion (PDF)

Found: force aged 15 –24) – female unemployment (percentage of total female labour force) – minority (minorities

Lords Chamber
Christians: Persecution - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) Tomorrow, as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Pakistani Minorities, I will chair - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) It gives licence to groups to persecute minorities and for there to be impunity for it.Of course, it - Speech Link
3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) Other religious minorities are facing persecution at a frightening rate across the world; and I agree - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) It directly addressed the persecution of religious minorities in conflict settings. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Transport

Mar. 17 2024

Source Page: Low traffic neighbourhood review
Document: Low traffic neighbourhoods research report (PDF)

Found: , transportation employment types (taxi, delivery etc.), visitors/tourism Disabled people Ethnic minorities

Deposited Papers
Department of Health and Social Care

Mar. 15 2024

Source Page: I. Equity in medical devices: Independent Review. Incl. appendices [Chair, Dame Margaret Whitehead]. 130p. II. Government response to the report of the equity in medical devices: independent review. 64p.
Document: IR_Equity_in_Medical_Devices_Report.pdf (PDF)

Found: UK statistics show:15, 16 • Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Black groups are the most likely to be living