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Parliamentary Research
Christian persecution: Freedom of religion or belief - CDP-2022-0200
Nov. 08 2022

Found: with concern, which has a devastating impact on  affected communities, including both Christian and Muslim


Westminster Hall
Religious Education in Modern Britain - Tue 01 Nov 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Martin Vickers (CON - Cleethorpes) It will support them to be effective and engaged in both the workplace and the wider community, and allow - Speech Link
2: Martin Vickers (CON - Cleethorpes) Of community schools, 62% received a “good” or “outstanding” rating, but only 60% were RE-compliant. - Speech Link
3: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) Elsewhere, Ahmadiyya Muslims cannot vote and, in Nigeria, tens of thousands of Christians and moderate - Speech Link
4: Edward Leigh (CON - Gainsborough) Meanwhile, Britons from newer communities often have very vibrant and active religious faiths: Christian, Muslim - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Impact of the Gas Explosion in Galpin’s Road, Pollards Hill - Fri 21 Oct 2022
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Siobhain McDonagh (LAB - Mitcham and Morden) Our community will always remember her.”The blast also hospitalised two of Sahara’s neighbours, causing - Speech Link
2: Lee Rowley (CON - North East Derbyshire) Lady and the community have experienced in recent weeks. - Speech Link


Written Question
Naseer Ahmad
Thursday 20th October 2022

Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made any representations to his Pakistani counterpart on the killing of Mr Naseer Ahmad who was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

The UK condemns discrimination and violence against religious communities in Pakistan, including against the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.  Lord Ahmad publicly condemned the murders of Naseer Ahmad, in Rabwah, in August, and of Abdus Salam, in Punjab Province, in May. The British High Commissioner in Islamabad raised Mr. Salam's death with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada. We continue to urge the Government of Pakistan at senior levels to guarantee the fundamental rights of all its citizens, regardless of their belief.


Westminster Hall
Blasphemy Laws and Allegations: Commonwealth Countries - Tue 11 Oct 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) Tahir was from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, the only religious community to be explicitly targeted - Speech Link
2: Fabian Hamilton (LAB - Leeds North East) As we know, its blasphemy laws mainly target the country’s Ahmadiyya Muslim and Christian communities - Speech Link
3: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Members mentioned the Ahmadiyya Muslims. - Speech Link


Tweet
Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East) - @jessicamordenmp
6 Sep 2022, 4:46 p.m.

Members of the Newport Baha’i Community and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Newport have recently been in touch with me to highlight the ongoing attacks members of their faith group across the world. ?/1 https://t.co/yBCXyx1n4r

Link to Original Tweet


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Graham Stuart (CON - Beverley and Holderness) Lady, with the scientific community of this country, to stand up to the EU and say that inappropriate - Speech Link
2: Graham Stuart (CON - Beverley and Holderness) It is clear that not just one party in Northern Ireland but the entire Unionist community has ruled out - Speech Link
3: Graham Stuart (CON - Beverley and Holderness) On the Good Friday agreement, peace in Northern Ireland and community consent, that is required by the - Speech Link
4: Catherine West (LAB - Hornsey and Wood Green) As we have heard today, the whole House has expressed its solidarity with the community, both there and - Speech Link
5: Jessica Morden (LAB - Newport East) On behalf of the Baha’i community and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Newport, which raised with - Speech Link


Written Statements
International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief: London 2022 - Fri 15 Jul 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) contributions from: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: the Prime Minister; Secretary General of the Muslim - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Freedom of Religion or Belief: International Conference - Tue 28 Jun 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) statements on Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ukraine and Nigeria, and in support of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Ahmadiyya - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We speak up for those with Christian beliefs, those with Muslim beliefs and the Bahaʼis. - Speech Link
3: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) Ahmadiyya community, which suffers enormous persecution in Pakistan. - Speech Link
4: Edward Leigh (CON - Gainsborough) Frankly, we have not been so good at taking on China over the persecution of the Muslim Uyghurs, which - Speech Link
5: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Our Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks programme enables people to report anti-Muslim hate crimes easily. - Speech Link


Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Commission for Countering Extremism

Apr. 01 2022

Source Page: End of year report, 2021 to 2022
Document: End of year report, 2021 to 2022 (PDF)

Found: Countering Extremism Activities over the last 12˜months 5Robin Simcox meets representatives from the Ahmadiyya