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Lords Chamber
Caste-based Discrimination - Mon 11 Jul 2016
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) This is a matter of deep seriousness to the hundreds of thousands of Dalits in this country, who see - Speech Link
2: Lord Cashman (LAB - Life peer) Contemporary Forms of Racism”.The sorely missed late Lord Avebury, who cared so much about protecting the Dalits - Speech Link
3: Baroness Flather (CB - Life peer) He said, “We get a lot of evidence from the Hindus but we have not had much from the Dalits”. - Speech Link
4: Lord Deben (CON - Life peer) Can one possibly say that and yet exclude from the fair do in life those who happen to be Dalits? - Speech Link


Grand Committee
India: Freedom of Religion - Thu 17 Mar 2016
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Hussain (LDEM - Life peer) Hindu extremism in India is growing and the human rights and freedoms of Christians, Muslims, Sikhs and Dalits - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) As is well known, Dalits suffer disproportionately by every possible criteria: the number of rapes, lack - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Persecution of Religious Minorities: Pakistan - Thu 11 Feb 2016
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) The greatest victims are the Dalits who are kidnapped or lured into conversion, sexually exploited and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
India: Human Rights - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) My particular concern is access to justice for minority groups and, in particular, for the Dalits. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nepal - Tue 27 Oct 2015
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) My Lords, the Minister may be aware that the Dalits, who were expecting much greater representation under - Speech Link
2: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (CON - Life peer) first Answer, our view is that the constitution must be right for all the people of Nepal, not only the Dalits - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sustainable Development Goals - Thu 10 Sep 2015
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) I am thinking here of the Dalits, who are below caste level. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Modern Slavery Bill - Wed 10 Dec 2014
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None able to speak a little later, will probably mention the situation he has regularly raised about the Dalits - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) this area, as already mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, as chair of the All-Party Group for Dalits - Speech Link


Grand Committee
India - Wed 26 Nov 2014
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) Of these, some 200 million are Dalits or scheduled castes. - Speech Link
2: Lord Cashman (LAB - Life peer) Dalits are ‘outcastes’ falling outside the traditional four classes … Dalits are typically considered - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) Some Dalits have had immense difficulty in getting hold of ID. - Speech Link
4: Lord Griffiths of Burry Port (LAB - Life peer) That is what we have to remember about the Dalits. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
India: General Election 2014 - Thu 23 Oct 2014
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Earl of Sandwich (CB - Excepted Hereditary) that there are atrocities and examples of hatred or prejudice every day against the lowest caste, the Dalits - Speech Link
2: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LDEM - Life peer) go a great deal further.The noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, spoke about the treatment of minorities, both Dalits - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
India - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) Is she aware that of the 320 million people living below the poverty level, 200 million are Dalits, 50% - Speech Link
2: Lord Patel (CB - Life peer) discrimination against a group which is a minority but is comprised of a large number of people: the Dalits - Speech Link