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Public Bill Committees
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill
Committee stage - Wed 24 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None with a view to—(a) promoting freedom of religion or belief abroad, in particular by working with the - Speech Link
2: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) with a view to—(a) promoting freedom of religion or belief abroad, in particular by working with the - Speech Link
3: Mary Glindon (Lab - North Tyneside) the world we live in today, the expression of freedom of religion and free speech are important, as - Speech Link
4: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Wealden) The envoy’s work is currently supported by her FCDO private office, the FCDO FORB team, the FCDO media - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Commons amendments - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Anderson of Ipswich (XB - Life peer) We are concerned with the safety of Rwanda, both in the present and in the future. - Speech Link
2: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) In my view it is quite clearly a concession, although I guarantee that the media out there are being - Speech Link
3: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) devotion to his own religion in public, has justified choosing today for this debate. - Speech Link
4: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) of bordering on racism in the way in which it debated the Rwanda treaty. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
NHS: Long-term Sustainability - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Patel (XB - Life peer) Importantly, I worked for 39 years in the NHS in its glory days. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Boycott (XB - Life peer) We are flooded with unhealthy food, which is incredibly heavily advertised in all media. - Speech Link
3: Lord Mawson (XB - Life peer) First, we must stop treating the NHS like a religion and be honest about its condition: it is ill and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Lords messageConsideration of Lords Message - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I have previously asked the Minister about freedom of religion or belief. - Speech Link
2: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) with freedom of media and freedom of speech”.We should be deeply concerned about that. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
2nd reading - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Wes Streeting (Lab - Ilford North) Conservative Benches—as many as 100, if we believe rebel Tory briefings to the media, although in our - Speech Link
2: Wes Streeting (Lab - Ilford North) He responded:“If it was the religion of His Majesty to deprive himself of smoking and alcohol, I must - Speech Link
3: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) with some despair—a little bit like I watched some of the proceedings in the House today—media interviews - Speech Link
4: Steve Brine (Con - Winchester) the media—about banning things. - Speech Link
5: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con - Bassetlaw) basis of their religion over the years, such as whether they were a Catholic or a Protestant in the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Human Rights: Consular Services - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) The responsibility falls on families to lobby MPs, the media and even the public to raise awareness of - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) necessary support in place for those who are under threat due to their religion and belief. - Speech Link
3: Anna McMorrin (Lab - Cardiff North) media for failing to secure timely release of British citizens detained abroad. - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) sight of the importance of religion to so many people in this world and how much it means to them. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
India: Freedom of Religion or Belief - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Winchester (Bshp - Bishops) assessment he has made of the current state of freedom of religion or belief in India. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Winchester (Bshp - Bishops) Disturbing reports of violations of freedom of religion or belief in the Indian state of Manipur over - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) Government Meeting in managing to include in communiqué the words,“freedom of religion or belief are - Speech Link
4: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) The freedoms that we should enjoy in this country when it comes to the BBC and open media to report human - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Mon 15 Apr 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) We have seen the kinds of harms taking place in social media, and it is absolutely vital that we understand - Speech Link
2: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) This would include not just social media platforms but any organisation, including those in financial - Speech Link
3: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) data can reveal particularly sensitive and protected characteristics about children: their ethnicity, religion - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Lab - Life peer) from liberal democracy, and the great changes in technology, as we see in social media and so on, mean - Speech Link
2: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) Sadly, social media and mainstream news outlets, including elements of the UK Government, could be complicit - Speech Link
3: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) relatively quiet, ordinary life.I met many other people who talked to me of friendships they had across religion - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Easter and Christian Culture - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) We have a society in which freedom of religion is cherished and protected under the rule of law. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand. - Speech Link
3: Felicity Buchan (Con - Kensington) scheme, run by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. - Speech Link