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Lords Chamber
Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders - Wed 23 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) My Lords, the FCDO is taking a leading role in countering the increasing trend of closing civic space - Speech Link
2: Lord Collins of Highbury (LAB - Life peer) In the integrated review, the Government committed to promote open societies and work with human rights - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) Lords, how can the Minister say that it is one of his priorities when government programmes on open societies - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Autumn Statement - Thu 17 Nov 2022
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Jeremy Hunt (CON - South West Surrey) in the world after the United States, which demonstrates that our commitment to democracy and open societies - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Hunt (CON - South West Surrey) Our brilliant Mayors such as Andy Street and Ben Houchen have shown the power of civic entrepreneurship - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Owen Thompson (SNP - Midlothian) , we are reaping what has been sown.There is no doubt that this is a global crisis, but while other societies - Speech Link
2: Richard Thomson (SNP - Gordon) quite such happy memories of the debate that night as I do, but it was nevertheless a robust act of civic - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
Committee stage - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I recall in 1985 the banning of Jewish societies, on the basis that they were bound to be racist because - Speech Link
2: Earl Howe (CON - Excepted Hereditary) the Bill is to protect freedom of speech, but the right to peaceful protest is a fundamental tool of civic - Speech Link
3: Earl Howe (CON - Excepted Hereditary) It is also important that the criteria they use are transparent, so that student societies are aware - Speech Link


Grand Committee
China: Security and Trade (IRDC Report) - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Howell of Guildford (CON - Life peer) teach military values that are very different from our views of how armies should fit into democratic societies - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) Of course, we have seen a regrettable and increasing trend of interference in civic debate in other countries—and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Sat 10 Sep 2022
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Earl of Shrewsbury (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Her late Majesty was patron of many of the best agricultural shows and breed societies throughout the - Speech Link
2: None saw the Queen when I was a child at primary school in the 1950s and she came to our town to perform a civic - Speech Link
3: Baroness Wilcox of Newport (LAB - Life peer) the leader of the council and others to take part in the official proclamation ceremony at Newport Civic - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (LAB - Life peer) Court and Cleveland bays as part of the carriage breeding programme at Hampton Court.A number of breed societies - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ian Blackford (SNP - Ross, Skye and Lochaber) She was a thread of continuity running through the fabric of the Commonwealth, at once tying societies - Speech Link
2: Rushanara Ali (LAB - Bethnal Green and Bow) These civic virtues are needed now more than ever. - Speech Link
3: Robin Walker (CON - Worcester) city of Worcester, I want to pass on the love, prayers and good wishes of constituents and faith and civic - Speech Link
4: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) The civic pride was evident, not least because we felt that we had won the competition with other nearby - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Kakkar (CB - Life peer) sensitivity, kindness and example that would ensure the integration of those from all over the world in societies - Speech Link
2: Baroness Thornton (LAB - Life peer) time—but actually I think it is mostly because we were witnessing something seismic, a huge shift in our civic - Speech Link
3: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (CON - Life peer) As the leader of a charity, I want to say thank you and note Her Majesty’s enormous contribution to civic - Speech Link
4: Baroness Chalker of Wallasey (CON - Life peer) Her love of this nation, all its people and all its societies, particularly in the voluntary sector—about - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Jagtar Singh Johal - Wed 07 Sep 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) rules-based system, the answer is yes, as it is for the United Kingdom Government’s commitment to open societies - Speech Link
2: Allan Dorans (SNP - Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) The Sikh community in Scotland and elsewhere contributes significantly to the economic, civic and cultural - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) the United Kingdom is leading the world and standing up for our values of democracy, liberty and open societies - Speech Link
2: Alex Cunningham (LAB - Stockton North) What assessment has she made of the impact of the listing and raids of Palestinian civic society and - Speech Link