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Lords Chamber
Nigeria: Killing of Church Worshippers - Mon 06 Jun 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Collins of Highbury (LAB - Life peer) I raise the case of Mubarak Bala, who was president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria and was sentenced - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools Bill [HL]
2nd reading: Part one - Mon 23 May 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bakewell (LAB - Life peer) I draw the attention of the House to the fact that I am the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools Bill [HL]
2nd reading: Part two - Mon 23 May 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (CON - Life peer) happy to continue to explore those.The noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, raised the issues argued by the Humanist - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Humanist Marriages - Mon 25 Apr 2022
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Burt of Solihull (LDEM - Life peer) permit religious and civil marriage ceremonies to take place outdoors, but not similarly legislated for humanist - Speech Link
2: Baroness Burt of Solihull (LDEM - Life peer) Law Commission has reported, the Government must carry out the High Court ruling to legally recognise humanist - Speech Link
3: Baroness Meacher (CB - Life peer) Will the Minister please meet me to discuss how this very simple objective can be achieved for humanist - Speech Link
4: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (CON - Life peer) Applying this to a humanist belief system could not be done within the existing framework; it would require - Speech Link
5: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (CON - Life peer) What is called for by reforming the law towards humanist weddings is a profound difference from that. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Digital Persecution - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) In Nigeria last month, the humanist Mubarak Bala was sentenced to 24 years in prison, now on appeal. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill - Fri 25 Feb 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Luke Evans (CON - Bosworth) Going forward, there is an argument for recognising humanist marriages in our current culture, and I - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 27 Jan 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Crispin Blunt (CON - Reigate) Canterbury, which is that the Church of England has no objection in principle to suitably qualified humanist - Speech Link
2: Andrew Selous (CON - South West Bedfordshire) Friend at least partially happyby telling him that the Church of England has no principled objection to humanist - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Humanist Marriages - Thu 27 Jan 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Crispin Blunt (CON - Reigate) to extend legal recognition to humanist marriages. - Speech Link
2: Rachel Hopkins (LAB - Luton South) The popularity of humanist marriages speaks for itself. - Speech Link
3: Tom Pursglove (CON - Corby) to provide a framework that could allow for humanist weddings. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Arash Kargar, a humanist in Afghanistan, describes his life as,“facing constant problems with family, - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL]
3rd reading - Wed 08 Dec 2021
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Burt of Solihull (LDEM - Life peer) the Bill well on its next stages in the other place, where the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist - Speech Link