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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


Westminster Hall
Sri Lanka: Human Rights - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) regardless of ethnicity or religion. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I will speak about the freedom of religion or belief, which is encompassed within the definition of human - Speech Link
3: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) even if their comments were made on social media. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Proposals to strengthen the regulation of non-governmental organisations and broadcast media raise fears - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Extremism Definition and Community Engagement - Tue 19 Mar 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: None Freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, the rule of law, democracy and equal rights—these - Speech Link
2: None While the Government in no way intend to restrict freedom of expression, religion or belief, we cannot - Speech Link
3: None Islam is a great faith, a religion of peace that provides spiritual nourishment for millions, inspires - Speech Link
4: Baroness Swinburne (Con - Life peer) The way in which it has come out in the media has caused some issues. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]
Report stage - Tue 19 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) China is the most egregious offender in this regard, with its actions on religion in Xinjiang and in - Speech Link
2: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) in Committee in the Lords. - Speech Link
3: None It was a reminder that the social media bubble that has become so dominant does not reflect mainstream - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Refugees - Tue 19 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Carol Monaghan (SNP - Glasgow North West) Despite limited attention from international media, the situation on the ground in Armenia remains critical - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) , because that is what I do in this House as chair of the APPG for international freedom of religion - Speech Link
3: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) A couple of years ago, he encouraged the Azerbaijani media to refer to Armenian settlements by Azerbaijani - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) raised the important issue of freedom of religion, and I entirely - Speech Link