Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered e-petition 205476 relating to the enslavement of black Africans in Libya.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I would like to read the petition into the record. It reads:
“Put pressure on Libya to take action …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"I understand my hon. Friend’s expertise and knowledge of the area and totally agree with him. There is a real risk. We can tackle the atrocities of the slave trade in Libya, and Libya’s power vacuum, but ultimately the biggest threat to that part of the world and many others …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"I am grateful for the intervention. I will be interested to hear from the Minister on we can do to work towards democratic elections, and to create a mainstream Government in Libya, which clearly has not had one for many years. It is only by having a mainstream, democratically elected …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"I absolutely agree, because it is a matter of pull factors, and stopping people having to make the choice to migrate over such a treacherous route. They have so far to go: there are human traffickers; people may just be ditched at the side of the road as I have …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"My hon. Friend makes a typically insightful point, and it is right to use some of our big companies working in the areas in question to provide education and secondary industries. As we move into looking at trade agreements with Africa but while we are also a member of the …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"The hon. Lady rightly raises social media. However, does she agree that social media has also played a positive role in getting this petition out and this issue raised? The one caution I urge is that some of the photos doing the rounds to raise awareness of the slave trade …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)
"Thank you very much, Mr Walker, for calling me to wind up the debate, and I also thank the Minister for his typically comprehensive and open response to the questions that have been put to him today. It does not take experiments such as the Stanford prison experiment and other …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 13th December 2017
Asked by:
Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support the Government is providing to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, and the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar.
Answered by Mark Field
The UK supports the role of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. The UK is currently a member of the UN Human Rights Council, and we welcome her valuable briefings to that body.
The UK co-sponsored the resolution at the March 2017 session of the Human Rights Council which established the Fact Finding Mission to look into the human rights situation in Burma. We also supported the decision made at the September 2017 session to extend its mandate until September 2018. Lord Ahmad reiterated the UK's call for Burma to cooperate with the Fact Finding Mission during a Special Session of the Human Rights Council on 5 December. The UK will work with international partners to ensure the Human Rights Council responds appropriately when the Fact Finding Mission presents its interim report at the March 2018 session.
Written Question
Wednesday 13th December 2017
Asked by:
Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has been made of whether Niranjan Rasalingam, a British citizen jailed in Burma, has received a fair trial.
Answered by Mark Field
We have not made an assessment of whether Mr Niranjan has received a fair trial, as the appeals process in his case is ongoing. In the meantime we continue to liaise closely with his lawyer and representatives; and are providing consular and welfare support.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Centenary of the Balfour Declaration
"My right hon. Friend talks about peace. I wonder whether he welcomes, as I do, the Prime Minister’s words at Prime Minister’s questions today. She concluded by saying that it is important that we recommit to ensuring that we provide security, stability and justice for Israelis and Palestinians through securing …..."Paul Scully - View Speech
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