2 APPG memberships (as of 8 Apr 2024)
Population, Development and Reproductive Health, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus11 Former APPG memberships
Epilepsy, Hajj and Umrah, Metaverse and Web 3.0, Muslim Women, Race and Community, Religion in the Media, Sex Equality, Srebrenica, Sudan, Turkey, Vegetarianism and VeganismDivision Voting information
Baroness Hussein-Ece voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 21 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 38 Noes - 205
Debates during the 2019 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(31 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(19 debate interactions)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(17 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(23 debate contributions)
(20 debate contributions)
(12 debate contributions)
(11 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,672 words contributed)
(968 words contributed)
(852 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Hussein-Ece, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
3 Bills introduced by Baroness Hussein-Ece
A Bill to make provision for the regulation of private burial grounds and cemeteries
A bill to revoke parental or judicial consent which permits the marriage or civil partnership of a child and to criminalise child marriage or civil partnership under the age of 18; and for connected purposes
First reading took place on 8 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about the publication of information related to the differences in remuneration between ethnic groups.
Wednesday 8th June 2016
Baroness Hussein-Ece has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)2 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Questions
(View all Baroness Hussein-Ece's FCDO questions)Table 1 shows UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the form of core contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, for the period 2018 to 2020. Additionally, the UK uses these multilateral organisations as a delivery partner for bilateral aid ("multi-bi" ODA), except for UNAIDS.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation is an international NGO to which the UK provided £5million of bilateral funding in 2018, £35million in 2019 and £49million in 2020, as set out in Table 2.
Table 1 - UK ODA: Core Contributions to Selected Multilateral Organisations (2018-2020, £million)
Organisation | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
United Nations Population Fund | 20 | 20 | 20 |
United Nations Children's Fund | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS | 15 | 15 | 15 |
World Health Organisation: voluntary contribution | 30 | 35 | 5 |
World Health Organisation: assessed contribution | 13 | 13 | 13 |
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | 360 | 370 | 476 |
Table 2 - UK ODA: Bilateral ODA to International Planned Parenthood Federation (2018-2020, £million)
Programme Title | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Women's Integrated Sexual Health Programme | 5 | 33 | 47 |
Approaches in complex and challenging environments for sustainable sexual and reproductive health and rights (ACCESS) | 1 | 1 | |
Preventing Recourse to Unsafe Abortion - supporting locally led initiatives (SAAF) | 1 | 1 |
Source: Statistics on International Development 2020
The Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa called on Israel to stop demolitions in Humsa Al Baqai'a on 5 February 2021. The UK Ambassador joined the Ambassadors of European states on 25 February in a meeting with Israeli Authorities, urging the Government of Israel to cease demolitions and allow access of humanitarian support to the community in Humsa Al Baqai'a. At the UN Security Council on 26 February, the UK Permanent Representative called on Israel to allow the delivery of emergency humanitarian aid for those who have had their homes demolished or confiscated. We also joined European UN Security Council members in delivering a specific statement on this issue following the Middle East Peace Process session. Officials from the British Consulate General Jerusalem visited Humsa Al-Baqai'a on 6 November to reiterate UK support for the community.
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)