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Commons Chamber
Freedom of Religion or Belief: 40th Anniversary of UN Declaration - Thu 25 Nov 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) womb.In Afghanistan, we spoke directly to members of several religious communities, including Christians, Sikhs - Speech Link
2: Steve Baker (CON - Wycombe) I hope she will not mind if I say that I think she is a wonderful champion for modern British Islam. - Speech Link
3: David Simmonds (CON - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) We in this country need to recognise that, and when we talk about shared British values we need to ensure - Speech Link
4: Fabian Hamilton (LAB - Leeds North East) Whether it is Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs or Hindus, all our religious communities have shown what - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Islamophobia Awareness Month - Wed 24 Nov 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Afzal Khan (LAB - Manchester, Gorton) It highlights how effective the British Muslim community has been in tackling the climate crisis with - Speech Link
2: Afzal Khan (LAB - Manchester, Gorton) A recent example is the far right peddling the narrative during the pandemic that British Muslims were - Speech Link
3: Steve Baker (CON - Wycombe) I am incredibly proud of British Muslims in Wycombe.The hon. - Speech Link
4: Khalid Mahmood (LAB - Birmingham, Perry Barr) We are British citizens and we are Muslims, and we are here to stay. - Speech Link
5: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (LAB - Slough) that abuse can happen to Muslims or even those perceived as looking like Muslims, such as turbaned Sikhs - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Lords Hansard - part two - Wed 17 Nov 2021
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Paddick (LDEM - Life peer) On the face of it, chefs and Sikhs, to take but two examples of innocent knife carriers, could be targeted - Speech Link
2: Earl Attlee (CON - Excepted Hereditary) New Section 9C requires the judge to consider whether a British Sign Language interpreter would enable - Speech Link
3: Lord Coaker (LAB - Life peer) The British Retail Consortium estimates that, across the sector, every day 450 shop workers are abused - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) A recent survey, also by the British Retail Consortium, of 2,000 workers over 12 months showed that 92% - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Human Rights: Kashmir - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Robbie Moore (CON - Keighley) Of course, this is no different in Keighley, which is home to many British Pakistani Kashmiris, many - Speech Link
2: Bob Blackman (CON - Harrow East) The fact is that the historically persecuted religious minorities—Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, women and - Speech Link
3: Paul Bristow (CON - Peterborough) Muslims, and it is incumbent on British Muslims to be aware that this Government and all hon. - Speech Link
4: Tahir Ali (LAB - Birmingham, Hall Green) The British Government have a responsibility: this is another example of the mess left by the British - Speech Link
5: Zarah Sultana (LAB - Coventry South) Sikhs in India, such as Jagtar Singh Johal; and in how they attempted to have three British Sikhs from - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
LGBTQ+ Afghan Refugees - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Navendu Mishra (LAB - Stockport) means: the oppression of women and girls, the suppression of minorities—including the Hazara people, Sikhs - Speech Link
2: Olivia Blake (LAB - Sheffield, Hallam) In 2010, before US and British troop withdrawal, Germany welcomed just under 148,000 Afghan refugees. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint Committee - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) He will understand that the British Government do not demand British nationals overseas register with - Speech Link
2: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Even in the case of British nationals, we have received cases that have been a mix of British nationals - Speech Link
3: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (LAB - Slough) important and we need to preserve them.Many may not know that Afghanistan used to be home to around 500,000 Sikhs - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 10 Sep 2021
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Burt of Solihull (LDEM - Life peer) The British Social Attitudes survey shows that, in 2019, just 1% of 18 to 24 year-olds were affiliated - Speech Link
2: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) predominantly of a Christian character, but there are millions of people of other religions: Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs - Speech Link
3: Lord Desai (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I consider myself very lucky that I did not have a British education. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Non-affiliated - Life peer) They are also required to actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Afghanistan - Wed 18 Aug 2021
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Emma Hardy (LAB - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) The point that I wanted to make to the Prime Minister was about the situation facing Afghan Sikhs. - Speech Link
2: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) the US Commission on International Religious Freedom reports, groups such as Hindus, Christians and Sikhs - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) me, I’m ready to hang myself.”We must also ensure the evacuation of minority communities, including Sikhs - Speech Link
4: Zarah Sultana (LAB - Coventry South) Jamal was a translator for the British Army for six years and his father worked as a gardener in a British - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Afghanistan - Wed 18 Aug 2021
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Verma (CON - Life peer) I got an email just this morning about 270 Hindus and Sikhs who are taking sanctuary in a temple. - Speech Link
2: Lord Suri (CON - Life peer) Sikhs were subjected to discrimination and harassment. - Speech Link
3: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB - Life peer) Trade and mutual respect led to the settlement of thousands of Sikhs in Afghanistan. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) Christians, Hindus and Sikhs were raised by my noble friend Lady Verma, among others. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Human Rights Situation in India - Thu 22 Jul 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) I also believe that many aspects of British policy and behaviour during the imperial period are deeply - Speech Link
2: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB - Life peer) In 1984, Indira Gandhi’s mass appeal to bigotry led to the killing of hundreds of thousands of Sikhs, - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) I welcome the reply that the Minister gave me on 19 July about the British high commission’s project - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) The British high commission also held an event on empowering Muslim youth, which saw over 100 educational - Speech Link