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Commons Chamber
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 19 Jan 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: George Freeman (Con - Mid Norfolk) the very best of old Labour, this is also, if I may say so, the very best of civic conservatism. - Speech Link
2: Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central) He is absolutely right about the importance of civic activity and community-based financial services, - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Online Filter Bubbles: Misinformation and Disinformation - Tue 16 Jan 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) It means that societies as a whole become much more brittle and more divided, and it is much harder for - Speech Link
2: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Neston) foreign powers have used prominent social media platforms to seek to influence elections and disrupt civic - Speech Link
3: Damian Collins (Con - Folkestone and Hythe) The platforms downgraded what they call civic groups, which are the friends and family groups that are - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Antisemitic Offences - Tue 09 Jan 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Nicola Richards (Con - West Bromwich East) University societies have championed “the resistance”, glorified Palestinian “martyrs” and denied the - Speech Link
2: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) [Laughter.]Scotland’s Jewish community plays a very important part in our country and civic life, along - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
2nd reading - Tue 19 Dec 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Vaux of Harrowden (XB - Excepted Hereditary) that would enable the DWP to access welfare recipients’ personal data by requiring banks and building societies - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham (Bshp - Bishops) Watch argues that it is“wholly inappropriate for the UK Government to order private banks, building societies - Speech Link
3: Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated - Life peer) warning us of yet uncharted harm in the advent of AI-driven technology, causing legitimate concerns for civic - Speech Link
4: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The DWP has also regularly engaged with UK finance as well as individual banks, building societies and - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Israel and Palestine - Mon 11 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Percy (Con - Brigg and Goole) suffered the most appalling abuse under that leadership.It is great that people have engaged in the civic - Speech Link
2: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) I fear that the events in the middle east right now could create real problems within our own societies - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Love Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report) - Fri 08 Dec 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (Bshp - Bishops) But we know that families come in all shapes and sizes in all different societies, and that the shape - Speech Link
2: Lord Cormack (Con - Life peer) studies or occupations, but there is real value in giving, or encouraging in, young people a sense of civic - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) It turns out that these values of ours—liberty under the law, open societies—have a much shallower hold - Speech Link
2: Lord Houghton of Richmond (XB - Life peer) embrace non-military activity—vectors that harness artificial intelligence to erode the integrity of societies - Speech Link
3: Earl of Dundee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) agreed and produced a written resolution, The Transformative Power of Education: Universal Values and Civic - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) Societies where women are doing well are more peaceful, democratic and prosperous, and are better prepared - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Western Balkans: Dayton Peace Agreement - Tue 17 Oct 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Helic (Con - Life peer) should be on political reform: taking the next steps beyond the peace of Dayton to being a prosperous civic - Speech Link
2: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) Conflict and fragility exacerbate existing inequalities within societies and break down social networks - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) directly with the Governments of the Western Balkans to build those inclusive, sustainable, democratic societies - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Co-operatives and Alternative Businesses: Local Authority Support - Tue 20 Jun 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Meg Hillier (LAB - Hackney South and Shoreditch) Co-operatives are mutual societies, often locally based, that invest their profits with their members - Speech Link
2: Beth Winter (LAB - Cynon Valley) Neath already outlined, Wales has a strong culture of co-operation, and many of the first co-operative societies - Speech Link
3: Dehenna Davison (CON - Bishop Auckland) Treasury announced that the Government will launch reviews of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Council of Europe - Thu 08 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Hannah Bardell (SNP - Livingston) narrow-minded and negative narrative that has pervaded the UK press have had a profound impact on our societies - Speech Link