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Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
2nd reading - Mon 03 Jul 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Michael Gove (CON - Surrey Heath) a high bar to ensure that local government acts as it should in accordance with the interest of its citizens - Speech Link
2: Kim Johnson (LAB - Liverpool, Riverside) For a Government who claim to champion freedom of speech, this is the depths of hypocrisy. - Speech Link
3: Paul Blomfield (LAB - Sheffield Central) I urge the Government to think again. - Speech Link
4: Imran Hussain (LAB - Bradford East) Even as the Indian Government blatantly engage in violent, physical and psychological suppression of - Speech Link
5: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) sense of physical safety and security. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Iran - Wed 07 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON - Bassetlaw) I call on the Government to ensure the UK leads the way by not delisting those entities, and by building - Speech Link
2: Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON - Bassetlaw) channel, harming freedom of the press in this country; and cyber-attacks against UK critical national - Speech Link
3: John Howell (CON - Henley) in the 2023 world press freedom index. - Speech Link
4: Sarah Olney (LDEM - Richmond Park) I urge the Government to heed the call of Anoosheh Ashoori and ensure that our Magnitsky sanctions regime - Speech Link
5: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) to ensure the safety of those living in the UK who are targeted by the Iranian regime; they must protect - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Bridgen (CON - North West Leicestershire) Are the UK Government willing to put in the political effort to ensure that the mistakes of the past - Speech Link
2: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) We continue to press the Cameroonian Government to uphold the principles of human rights and democracy - Speech Link
3: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) all parties to press for a ceasefire. - Speech Link
4: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) We regularly urge the Government to live up to their own constitution by ensuring that the Opposition - Speech Link
5: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) We continue to urge the Government to carry out proper investigations and to ensure that those responsible - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
World Press Freedom Day - Thu 27 May 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Naz Shah (LAB - Bradford West) If the Government truly want to support press freedom worldwide, they should support the investigation - Speech Link
2: Claudia Webbe (IND - Leicester East) I urge the Independent Press Standards Organisation to do much more to ensure the accurate, contextualised - Speech Link
3: Kim Johnson (LAB - Liverpool, Riverside) of a UN convention on the safety and protection of journalists, to ensure implementation of existing - Speech Link
4: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) Restrictions on freedom of information and active threats to the safety of journalists in Northern Ireland - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
A Plan for the NHS and Social Care - Wed 19 May 2021
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Ashworth (LAB - Leicester South) the Freedom of Information Act 2000? - Speech Link
2: Barbara Keeley (LAB - Worsley and Eccles South) The people of this country deserve better and I urge the Government to change their approach, live up - Speech Link
3: Craig Whittaker (CON - Calder Valley) advertising would make one iota of difference to reducing obesity, and I urge the Government to rethink - Speech Link
4: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) I urge the Government to listen to the public and come good on their promises to fix adult social care - Speech Link
5: Angela Rayner (LAB - Ashton-under-Lyne) I urge Ministers and Government Members to accept her amendment. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Safe Streets for All - Mon 17 May 2021
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Yvette Cooper (LAB - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) put at risk by the failure of the Government’s border measures to prevent the spread of the Indian variant - Speech Link
2: Karen Bradley (CON - Staffordshire Moorlands) I look forward to seeing the Bill, but I urge the Government to take action on access to pornography - Speech Link
3: Neil Hudson (CON - Penrith and The Border) Accordingly, I urge the Government to reinstate the UK’s commitment to 0.7% of GNI being spent on international - Speech Link
4: Miriam Cates (CON - Penistone and Stocksbridge) sites, is ready to go, so I urge the Government to implement that legislation now. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Press Freedom and Safety of Protesters: India - Mon 08 Mar 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) It calls on the UK Government toUrge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press - Speech Link
2: Paul Bristow (CON - Peterborough) He worries equally about“the safety of the protestors and the censorship”.Another says:“All we are asking - Speech Link
3: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (LAB - Slough) to request that the Indian Government speedily resolve the deadlock and ensure peace and justice for - Speech Link
4: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) press freedom and safety for protesters. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
The UK’s Relationship with the Pacific Alliance (International Relations Committee Report) - Mon 01 Feb 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Hain (LAB - Life peer) What are the Government doing to ensure that the Colombian Government uphold their commitment to end - Speech Link
2: Lord Collins of Highbury (LAB - Life peer) Watch relating to the treatment of protestors and other activists. - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Collins, mentioned our relationship specifically on issues of press freedom. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
A Green Industrial Revolution - Wed 15 Jan 2020
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Caroline Nokes (CON - Romsey and Southampton North) I urge the Secretary of State to ensure that we hold to our commitments to improve air quality, reduce - Speech Link
2: Kerry McCarthy (LAB - Bristol East) New clause 1 was designed to ensure that there would be no lowering of environmental, food safety and - Speech Link
3: Richard Drax (CON - South Dorset) I urge the Government to stick to that. - Speech Link
4: Steve Double (CON - St Austell and Newquay) the Government taking action, but on which I want to press them to do a bit more. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Hong Kong - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) ”.This included,“freedom of the person … of the press, of assembly, of association ... of demonstration - Speech Link
2: Lord Popat (CON - Life peer) I strongly urge the Government to take inspiration from those words today and to ensure that, if the - Speech Link
3: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (LAB - Life peer) the Government are exploring any options to urge the authorities to respect freedom of assembly. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) While of course Governments need to ensure people’s security and safety, as my noble friend has just - Speech Link