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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Apr 2021
Domestic Animals

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the welfare of domestic animals in the United Kingdom...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Apr 2021
Domestic Animals

"I congratulate my noble friend on everything that he is doing to protect domestic animals. Is he aware that one result of lockdown has been a surge in demand for companion animals and a resultant hike in prices, with Cats Protection reporting a 40% price rise for kittens last year? …..."
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Written Question
LGBT People: Gay Conversion Therapy
Monday 12th April 2021

Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives following that organisation's declaration against conversion therapy of December 2020.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The UK Government funded the Global Interfaith Commission's (GiC) launch on 16 December where it delivered a declaration calling for an end to violence and criminalisation against LGBT+ people and for a global ban on conversion therapy. We remain in regular dialogue with the Director of the GiC.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Tuberculosis

"Is my noble friend the Minister aware that almost a third of the global population is infected with the TB bacterium but only 5% to 10% of these will go on to develop active TB? Chief among those are people with HIV, who may have suppressed immune systems: for them, …..."
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Written Question
Jagtar Singh Johal
Tuesday 16th February 2021

Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of India about (1) the allegations of torture and mistreatment, and (2) the right to a fair trial, of Jagtar Singh Johal; and what response they have received to any such representations.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

We regularly make representations on Mr Johal's case to the Government of India highlighting his right to a fair trial, and calling for an independent investigation into his allegations of torture. During his visit to India in December 2020, the Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with his opposite number, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. I last raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian High Commissioner in London on 28 January 2021, and with the Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, on 3 November 2020.

Written Question
Giulio Regeni
Tuesday 8th December 2020

Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Egypt about the murder of Giulio Regeni in Cairo in 2016.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

We have the deepest sympathy for Giulio Regeni's family and their quest for justice for his appalling murder. As Mr Regeni was an Italian citizen, the Italian Government is taking the lead role on his case. We continue to follow the investigation into his death and to work closely with the Italian Government. We last discussed this at an official level with the Italian authorities on 23 November. We have also raised with the Egyptian authorities at a senior level the need for a transparent and impartial investigation, in full co-operation with Italy, so that Mr Regeni's killers can be brought to justice.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
LGBT International Rights

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking (1) to support, and (2) to enhance, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans rights internationally...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
LGBT International Rights

"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare my interest as a patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
LGBT International Rights

"My noble friend will know that, in many countries, the Covid-19 emergency has been used by Governments to curtail human rights, with LGBT people very much in the firing line in places such as Uganda and Turkey. Some, particularly in those countries where homosexuality is criminalised, have been jailed under …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Jun 2020
Press Freedom

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote press freedom and the safety of journalists globally...."
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