Mentions:
1: None We are equally unwavering in our stance towards hatred and abuse directed at British Muslims. - Speech Link
2: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) It is not true either of the vast majority of British people, who abhor such actions and extremism. - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) He said:“Jews cannot fight antisemitism alone. The victim cannot cure the crime. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) British anti-Semitism, which was set up after 7 October.Would the Minister agree on the importance of - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) Both the co-chairs of the All-Party Group on British Jews—one Conservative, one Labour—strongly criticised - Speech Link
2: Lord Boateng (Lab - Life peer) So, whatever the reputation of the British Government, the British people are respected because of their - Speech Link
3: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer) For most trade unionists who voted for Brexit, the objective of buying British, manufacturing British - Speech Link
4: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con - Life peer) When Israel is targeted, it ends up with attacks on Jews. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) Many British Jews are understandably scared. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) antisemitism in education.We are equally unwavering in our stance towards hatred and abuse directed at British - Speech Link
2: Andrew Percy (Con - Brigg and Goole) When British Jews woke up on 7 October to the pogroms and the associated rapes, butchery of children - Speech Link
3: Charlotte Nichols (Lab - Warrington North) The conflict in the middle east is being used to radicalise people against British Jews online, in our - Speech Link
4: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) Anyone who is not a British citizen who incites racial hatred or commits criminal offences in this area - Speech Link
5: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) We need to make sure that schools are teaching young people the right thing and explaining what British - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of UK citizens seeking to worship in Christian churches and Jewish synagogues in Turkey.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The FCDO routinely updates our travel advice, which provides guidance for British nationals on staying safe abroad, including in Turkey. Our travel advice notes that no travel can be guaranteed safe and in Turkey terrorists may target places visited by foreigners, including places of worship. The UK stands with Turkey against terrorism, and we welcome the Turkish authorities' swift response to security threats, such as the fatal shooting which took place at Santa Maria Church in Istanbul on 28 January. We support the rights of all minority groups in Turkey, including Christians and Jews.
Mentions:
1: None The British public certainly do not see an acceptable justification for that level of disruption to their - Speech Link
2: None very grateful to front-line officers across the country for their efforts and successes in keeping the British - Speech Link
3: Baroness Foster of Oxton (Con - Life peer) Month on month, people have been allowed to protest, calling for the death and destruction of Jews and - Speech Link
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in EU member states on the potential impact of the Court of Justice of the European Union's ruling on religious symbols on (a) Sikhs, (b) Muslims, (c) Jews and (d) Christians.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We note the recent Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) ruling on the prohibition of visible religious symbols in government offices.
This case is a matter for the EU and its Member States. We will continue, as part of our wider work on freedom of religion or belief, to monitor the situation of religious or belief communities, including where applicable, as this relates to British citizens working in the EU.
The UK Government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all, and promoting mutual respect, here in the UK and internationally. Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) is a longstanding human rights priority for the UK.
Mentions:
1: Lord Tugendhat (Con - Life peer) There were those who warned that it might even run into trouble in the British courts. - Speech Link
2: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) He said it was modelled on what we were seeking to do in the British Parliament. - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) The people who will be relocated will be processed under Rwandan law, not British law, so the judges - Speech Link
4: Baroness Meyer (Con - Life peer) One cannot compare previous waves of immigration, such as those of the Jews and others who were forced - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) The British public certainly do not see an acceptable justification for that level of disruption to their - Speech Link
2: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) That is why I think the British people, quite rightly, saw the protests on war memorials as so offensive - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Only 16% of British Jews believe that the police treat antisemitism as equivalent to other forms of hate - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Bristol (Bshp - Bishops) The hopes of so many Jews, Muslims and Christians are destroyed. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Helic (Con - Life peer) A Palestinian child’s life is as precious as that of any British or Israeli child.We have the expertise - Speech Link
3: Lord Hussain (LD - Life peer) It is regretful to note that the British Government are falling short of asking for an immediate ceasefire - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) a Minister at this most challenging time, with their own valuable experience and insights into the British - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) attacked 160 separate times in Syria and Iraq, but in fact about a third of those occasions involved British - Speech Link
2: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) who go out campaigning do: the Houthis’ slogan is “Death to America, death to Israel, death to the Jews - Speech Link
3: Rehman Chishti (Con - Gillingham and Rainham) classified the actions of the Houthis as terrorist and said that they pose a significant threat to British - Speech Link
4: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) Yemen has made that clear in paragraph 4 of its letter to all MPs, and Brigadier Deverell, the former British - Speech Link