Formal Minutes May. 09 2024
Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)Found: Formal Minutes of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in Session 2023−24 Formal Minutes
Formal Minutes May. 09 2024
Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)Found: Formal Minutes of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in Session 2022−23 Formal Minutes
Found: Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2024
Mentions:
1: Rehman Chishti (Con - Gillingham and Rainham) freedom of religion or belief, based in the Foreign Office, and I have a keen interest in foreign affairs - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The Freedom House index gave Western Sahara four out of 100 for freedom in the territory. - Speech Link
3: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) Gentleman is committed to human rights and freedom of religion or belief. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) international freedom of religion or belief: Iran suppresses human rights and religious freedom to such - Speech Link
2: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) of freedom of religion or belief. - Speech Link
3: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) any kind of real religious freedom is a cause for concern. - Speech Link
4: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Wealden) On the point raised by the chair of the APPG for international freedom of religion or belief, the hon - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None international touring. - Speech Link
2: Lord Dunlop (Con - Life peer) three hours of drama per year.Thirdly, one of MG Alba’s potential advantages is the freedom to invest - Speech Link
3: Viscount Colville of Culross (XB - Excepted Hereditary) international significance—or, as the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds said earlier, any content - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con - Life peer) The only change that I suggest is that instead of “religion and other beliefs”, I would prefer “religion - Speech Link
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will take steps to help support Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia in the context of the detention and sentencing of several members of that community on charges related to their religious beliefs and activities.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The UK has repeatedly condemned Russia's persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses. The UK has raised its deep concerns in multilateral fora on several occasions, including at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), most recently on 2 May 2024, and at the UN Security Council. The UK will continue to call on the Russian Government to uphold its international commitments on the freedom of religion or belief and to end its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Mentions:
1: Graham Stringer (Lab - Blackley and Broughton) Most of them are either telling the wrong time or not working, so there will be no timing of the length - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I declare an interest, as chair of both the all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of - Speech Link
3: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) legislation breaks human rights or international law.Incidentally, I do not share the view that the - Speech Link
May. 07 2024
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Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the safety of Christian (a) clergy and (b) communities (i) in Kachin, Myanmar and (ii) around the world.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities, including the issue of persecution of Christians globally on account of their faith.
We are aware of the continued vulnerability of religious minorities in Myanmar, including in Kachin state. We are committed to supporting ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar and we continue to raise our concerns over discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in international fora, including through our co-sponsorship of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar in April.