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Commons Chamber
Summer Adjournment - Thu 20 Jul 2017
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (CON - Harrow East) I have mentioned Azerbaijan, but there is also the issue of justice for Tamils in Sri Lanka, and the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Sri Lanka: UN Human Rights Council - Tue 28 Feb 2017
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Berry (CON - Kingston and Surbiton) It is also a pleasure to be joined by so many members of the all-party parliamentary group for Tamils - Speech Link
2: James Berry (CON - Kingston and Surbiton) The reports by Freedom from Torture, whose No. 1 referral group is Tamils in Sri Lanka, are shocking. - Speech Link
3: James Berry (CON - Kingston and Surbiton) As I just outlined, the all-party parliamentary group for Tamils has indeed recognised the progress that - Speech Link
4: Joan Ryan (TIG - Enfield North) well, but predominantly the Tamil community—and the huge loss of life, I think it is amazing that the Tamils - Speech Link
5: Ian Paisley (DUP - North Antrim) does he accept that there are equally serious allegations, which also have to be investigated, that Tamils - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Points of Order - Mon 27 Feb 2017
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Hywel Williams (PC - Arfon) due to be expelled from the UK tomorrow and sent to Sri Lanka, from where she and her family, who are Tamils - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sri Lanka: Human Rights - Fri 04 Nov 2016
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Gareth Thomas (LAB - Harrow West) Tamils from other countries can visit and are not routinely stopped any longer by the military or the - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sri Lanka: Human Rights - Thu 07 Jul 2016
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Wes Streeting (LAB - Ilford North) this issue since joining the House last year as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Tamils - Speech Link
2: Gareth Thomas (LAB - Harrow West) My constituency also has one of the largest populations of Tamils, who are particularly concerned about - Speech Link
3: Wes Streeting (LAB - Ilford North) The charity, Freedom from Torture, has also produced evidence of the torture of Tamils occurring in 2015 - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
International Human Rights Day - Thu 10 Dec 2015
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Siobhain McDonagh (LAB - Mitcham and Morden) the brutal civil war, not one person has been prosecuted for war crimes, despite the fact that 40,000 Tamils - Speech Link
2: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for raising the rights of Tamils and pointing out that - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Tamils Rights: Sri Lanka - Tue 15 Sep 2015
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Joan Ryan (TIG - Enfield North) I am also pleased to support the British Tamils Forum. - Speech Link
2: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) While life remains hard for Tamils, both here and in Sri Lanka, we must keep the issue alive. - Speech Link
3: Lord Swire (CON - Life peer) Tamils are fantastic businessmen. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Tamil People in Sri Lanka - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lee Scott (CON - Ilford North) That assembly should be given to the Tamils. People should have power over their own destinies. - Speech Link
2: Siobhain McDonagh (LAB - Mitcham and Morden) First, it reaffirms the fact that Tamils warmly embrace democracy. - Speech Link
3: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) I believe that there has been a genocide of the Tamils. I define genocide as scientific murder. - Speech Link
4: Bob Blackman (CON - Harrow East) The Tamils want to work. They want to feed their families. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Naseby (CON - Life peer) of that election result, the new President Sirisena—supported by all the minorities, including the Tamils—has - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Azure Card - Thu 20 Nov 2014
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Naseby (CON - Life peer) came here seeking asylum.The Home Office does not break this down into whether they are Muslims or Tamils - Speech Link