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Commons Chamber
Human Rights Abuses: Magnitsky Sanctions - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) There are really big questions to be asked here, because without those arms shipments and other support - Speech Link
2: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) the risk of mass starvation, must prompt far stronger measures, ranging from broader sanctions and trade - Speech Link
3: Al Pinkerton (LD - Surrey Heath) Arms export controls must reflect our human rights obligations, and asset freezing and seizure must be - Speech Link
4: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) Turning briefly to Iran, as we have seen, the regime’s response to peaceful protest has been brutal. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Myanmar: Religious Minority Persecution - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) that in 2024, Myanmar ranked fourth for attacks on healthcare workers.I welcome the UK’s financial, trade - Speech Link
2: Luke Akehurst (Lab - North Durham) puts the situation facing Christians in Myanmar on a par with that in places such as Afghanistan, Iran - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) What concrete steps are being taken to close the loopholes—particularly on jet fuel, arms transfers and - Speech Link
4: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) Since the coup, the sanctions that I mentioned have targeted the regime’s access to finance, arms and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Middle East and North Africa - Mon 05 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Hamish Falconer (Lab - Lincoln) number of developments in the middle east that I would like to update the House on, including in Gaza, Iran - Speech Link
2: Hamish Falconer (Lab - Lincoln) We are careful in the way we discuss matters in Iran. - Speech Link
3: Calum Miller (LD - Bicester and Woodstock) The Liberal Democrats condemn the violent repression of public demonstrations in Iran. - Speech Link
4: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge) We hear reports of large amounts of gold leaving Iran. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Human Rights Day 2025 - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind - Penrith and Solway) There are other urgent cases that rarely dominate headlines: Belarus, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, - Speech Link
2: Brian Mathew (LD - Melksham and Devizes) trade to the United Arab Emirates? - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Immigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa Routes - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) suffering for their faith: the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan, Christians in Nigeria and the Baha’is in Iran - Speech Link
2: Edward Morello (LD - West Dorset) I pay tribute to the residents of my community who have opened their arms to numerous Ukrainian families - Speech Link
3: Mike Tapp (Lab - Dover and Deal) There is no risk of abandoning the ECHR, which underpins trade deals, peace agreements and returns agreements - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Report stage - Wed 05 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None and Pakistan, each a member of the Commonwealth and with which the UK has strong ties, whether of trade - Speech Link
2: Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Con - Life peer) policy.The top nationalities referred to the NRM now relate to Albania, Vietnam, Eritrea, Sudan, India, Iran - Speech Link
3: Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (Lab - Life peer) on record my thanks to Kalayaan, Focus on Labour Exploitation, the Work Rights Centre, the TUC and trade - Speech Link
4: Lord Wigley (PC - Life peer) A Labour Party activist, a trade unionist in my village, used to have a saying that anything that is - Speech Link
5: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) However, at this point it is important to restate, for the sake of comity between different arms of the - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2nd reading - Tue 04 Nov 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) The first free trade agreement, I think, between China and an African state was with Mauritius. - Speech Link
2: Lord Biggar (Con - Life peer) violence to attain it, while Irish unionists disliked it so much that they were prepared to take up arms - Speech Link
3: Lord Northbrook (Con - Excepted Hereditary) What safeguards will prevent hostile powers such as China, Russia and Iran seeking a foothold in the - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Ukraine - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) Defence Secretary’s 50-day delivery drive over the summer provided nearly 5 million rounds of small-arms - Speech Link
2: Lord West of Spithead (Lab - Life peer) India stop giving their support, and the use of the frozen assets in Belgium to purchase Ukrainian arms - Speech Link
3: Baroness Pidding (Con - Life peer) We must recognise that trade is a superior long-term strategy to aid. - Speech Link
4: Lord Skidelsky (XB - Life peer) The idea is that Europe should ramp up arms deliveries to Ukraine and put more pressure on Russia with - Speech Link
5: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) Facilitating trade should be a key pillar of the support that we provide to Ukraine, as the revenues - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Gaza and Hamas - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) This is a unique situation regarding Hamas, with terrorist infrastructure and threats funded by Iran - Speech Link
2: Apsana Begum (Lab - Poplar and Limehouse) Does the Minister understand that as long as there are boots on the ground and UK arms are still sold - Speech Link
3: Imran Hussain (Lab - Bradford East) When will the Government suspend the UK-Israel trade deal and end all trade linked to the settlements - Speech Link
4: Hamish Falconer (Lab - Lincoln) Member raises important questions about the trade in goods with settlements. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 - Thu 23 Oct 2025
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab - Life peer) I start by thanking all those who have welcomed me: the Garter King of Arms, the Clerk of the Parliaments - Speech Link
2: Lord Prior of Brampton (Con - Life peer) It is not always as obvious a trade-off as that. - Speech Link