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Lords Chamber
Foreign Affairs - Tue 05 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) On issue after issue, noble Lords can see the difference we are making with our partners. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) offensive in Rafah would create an even greater humanitarian catastrophe, and such action during the holy - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) Do they have a strategy for co-operation, or are we destined simply to see ad hocery? - Speech Link
4: Lord Robathan (Con - Life peer) It is disappointing to see so few countries defending the shipping routes in the Gulf. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Prashar (XB - Life peer) They have influenced how others see us. - Speech Link


Written Question
Israel: Hamas
Monday 4th March 2024

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the scale of destruction of religious heritage as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets. We want to see Israel using all possible measures to protect the sanctity of holy sites. The UK is a strong supporter of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and calls for places of worship to be respected.


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023)
Document: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023) (PDF)

Found: On the challenges to establishing better information regarding the number of people affected, see inter


Lords Chamber
Israel and Palestine - Thu 29 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) points that my noble friend the Foreign Secretary has outlined, but I will be pleased to meet her to see - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bshp - Bishops) Will the Minister say what assessment has been made of the impact of these proposals on the Christian holy - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Post Office Board and Governance - Wed 28 Feb 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Rushanara Ali (Lab - Bethnal Green and Bow) If so, what conversations has he had with Government colleagues and will we see that reflected in next - Speech Link
2: Ian Lavery (Lab - Wansbeck) five hours long and, as happens only rarely, the people in front of the inquiry had to swear on the Holy - Speech Link
3: Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland) As such, it is difficult to see how anyone can have confidence in their administration of the various - Speech Link
4: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) We are of course looking at those to see what the best way is to ensure that they are not over-engineered - Speech Link
5: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) It will take evidence in public, so that the public can see what is happening, and will conclude by the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Cycle Trails - Wed 28 Feb 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Tracey Crouch (Con - Chatham and Aylesford) This is what I was wondering if you could help me with to see if this idea is possible as it would give - Speech Link
2: Tracey Crouch (Con - Chatham and Aylesford) It is so infuriating to see cycle routes being retrofitted to new developments as an afterthought. - Speech Link
3: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) the great joy of being a Minister—it is amazing—but any Minister knows that joined-up Government is a holy - Speech Link
4: Guy Opperman (Con - Hexham) That is the holy grail. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), and Jerusalem Development Fund

Oral Evidence Feb. 27 2024

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: That is the kind of force that I want to see.


Select Committee
Gershom Gorenberg, Columbia University, and International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

Oral Evidence Feb. 27 2024

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: That is the kind of force that I want to see.


Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Feb. 27 2024

Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024 (PDF)

Found: Please see Appendix F for the wording of these Rules in a case in which they are relevant.


Commons Chamber
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Report stage - Tue 27 Feb 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) It is not only companies that are exploiting leaseholders; the St Mary Magdalene and Holy Jesus Trust - Speech Link
2: Rosie Winterton (Lab - Doncaster Central) Colleagues will see that a lot of right hon. and hon. - Speech Link
3: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) Many will have been waiting to see the outcome of this legislation. - Speech Link
4: Nigel Evans (Con - Ribble Valley) There has been some slippage, I can see that. - Speech Link