Formal Minutes Apr. 01 2021
Committee: Petitions CommitteeFound: Formal Minutes 2017-19: List of closed petitions Formal Minutes
Mentions:
1: Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) It calls on the UK Government to“Urge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press - Speech Link
2: Paul Bristow (CON - Peterborough) He worries equally about“the safety of the protestors and the censorship”.Another says:“All we are asking - Speech Link
3: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (LAB - Slough) to request that the Indian Government speedily resolve the deadlock and ensure peace and justice for - Speech Link
4: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) press freedom and safety for protesters. - Speech Link
Found: Press freedoms and safety of protestors in India
Mentions:
1: Lord Hain (LAB - Life peer) What are the Government doing to ensure that the Colombian Government uphold their commitment to end - Speech Link
2: Lord Collins of Highbury (LAB - Life peer) Watch relating to the treatment of protestors and other activists. - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Collins, mentioned our relationship specifically on issues of press freedom. - Speech Link
The Government must make a public statement on the #kissanprotests & press freedoms.
India is the worlds largest democracy & democratic engagement and freedom of the press are fundamental rights and a positive step towards creating a India that works for all.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 8th March 2021
The Government responsed to this petition on 15th February 2021 (View Full Response)Found: A public statement by the Government will encourage transparency & accountability in the worlds Largest
Mentions:
1: Caroline Nokes (CON - Romsey and Southampton North) I urge the Secretary of State to ensure that we hold to our commitments to improve air quality, reduce - Speech Link
2: Kerry McCarthy (LAB - Bristol East) New clause 1 was designed to ensure that there would be no lowering of environmental, food safety and - Speech Link
3: Richard Drax (CON - South Dorset) I urge the Government to stick to that. - Speech Link
4: Steve Double (CON - St Austell and Newquay) the Government taking action, but on which I want to press them to do a bit more. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) Last month, 130 MPs and others called on the UK Government to urge Commonwealth nations to grant people - Speech Link
2: Cameron, Donald (Con - Highlands and Islands) Just as I hope that protesters will conduct themselves peacefully, I urge the Government of Hong Kong - Speech Link
3: Baillie, Jackie (Lab - Dumbarton) “of the person, of speech, of the press,” and“of assembly”,to name but a few. - Speech Link
4: Harvie, Patrick (Green - Glasgow) and with the use of military and economic force to make Indian farmers grow opium to export to China - Speech Link
5: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) We urge the UK Government to continue to assert its strong commitment to that agreement. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) ”.This included,“freedom of the person … of the press, of assembly, of association ... of demonstration - Speech Link
2: Lord Popat (CON - Life peer) I strongly urge the Government to take inspiration from those words today and to ensure that, if the - Speech Link
3: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (LAB - Life peer) the Government are exploring any options to urge the authorities to respect freedom of assembly. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) While of course Governments need to ensure people’s security and safety, as my noble friend has just - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Ian Blackford (SNP - Ross, Skye and Lochaber) The great right of freedom of movement is to be stopped by a Government whose warped sense somehow sees - Speech Link
2: Ian Blackford (SNP - Ross, Skye and Lochaber) satisfied with the hostile environment, this Tory Government want to legislate to end freedom of movement - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (CON - Sutton Coldfield) So I urge the Government to put not only the money from the international development budget—or a proportion - Speech Link
4: David Tredinnick (CON - Bosworth) A lot of Indian homeopaths come back to the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine to do research - Speech Link
5: Judith Cummins (LAB - Bradford South) I will continue with my speech.I urge the Government to go ahead with HS2 east at the same time as HS2 - Speech Link