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Westminster Hall
Sri Lankan Tamils and Human Rights - Tue 05 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) assessments of water quality in northern Sri Lanka? - Speech Link
2: Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) The Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice has called for the Sri Lankan Government to repeal the Prevention - Speech Link
3: Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) Recently, the PM’s trade envoy went to Sri Lanka. - Speech Link
4: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) We have to recognise the operation of the military within Sri Lanka. - Speech Link
5: Sam Tarry (Lab - Ilford South) Once again, Tamils mourning in Sri Lanka faced oppression and a violent crackdown from the Sri Lankan - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 23 Nov 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Siobhain McDonagh (Lab - Mitcham and Morden) The Foreign Secretary was paid by the Chinese company to promote the building of a port in Sri Lanka, - Speech Link
2: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) from the China Harbour Engineering Company for his role in promoting the Port City Colombo project in Sri - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Tue 21 Nov 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Viscount Waverley (XB - Excepted Hereditary) China’s strategy and practices towards Africa, Sri Lanka and, more latterly, the Solomon Islands are - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) Secretary will need to reflect on that and on the role that he played in the vast Port City Colombo in Sri - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Report stage - Wed 25 Oct 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) I have campaigned with others across the House with regard to Sri Lanka and the persecution of the Tamils - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Long-Term Strategic Challenges Posed by China - Thu 19 Oct 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) For example, Sri Lanka is in the newspapers today. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Freedom of Religion and Belief - Tue 19 Sep 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) At the most recent session of the council, which began last week, we called on Sri Lanka to respect its - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)
Committee stage: 6th sitting - Thu 14 Sep 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Lords Chamber
Climate Change: Migration - Thu 14 Sep 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) It recounts how people from what are now India, Burma, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, who had traditionally - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Ahmadi Muslims: Pakistan - Wed 06 Sep 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Ed Davey (LDEM - Kingston and Surbiton) One thing we can do is reach out to the Ahmadi refugees around the world—in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia—and - Speech Link