Oral Evidence May. 01 2024
Committee: Constitution CommitteeFound: were not aware of what was going on in the Appellate Committee because it was not covered in the media
May. 01 2024
Source Page: A Warm Scots Future Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact AssessmentFound: ☒ Article 12 Respect for the views of the child ☐ ☐ ☒ Article 13 Freedom
Mentions:
1: None I will not comment on media leaks and speculation, but I can assure the House that the Government are - Speech Link
2: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) currently deployed in multiple theatres across the Middle East, reinforcing regional stability, protecting freedom - Speech Link
3: Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (XB - Life peer) opportunity to pay tribute to the work of HMS “Diamond”, particularly its recent contribution to continued freedom - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) Is his message to my constituents that this freedom was for the likes of him, but not for the likes of - Speech Link
2: Alister Jack (Con - Dumfries and Galloway) Scotland, to ensure that the hate crime legislation is implemented and enforced in a way that protects freedom - Speech Link
3: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) their support for Ukraine and reaffirm that we will continue to stand with Ukraine for the sake of freedom - Speech Link
4: Margaret Greenwood (Lab - Wirral West) When she eventually found him, she shared her story on social media, and other mothers who had been through - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None The freedom of the press to express opinions, to criticise and to hold power to account are all a fundamental - Speech Link
2: None not be appropriate for a foreign state to interfere with the accurate presentation of our news or the freedom - Speech Link
3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) important area.The noble Lord, Lord Bassam, referred to the balance between taking action to preserve the freedom - Speech Link
4: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab - Life peer) an absolute block against further foreign ownership; it is not just ownership, but interests in the freedom - Speech Link
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with international partners on the (a) release of Evan Gershkovich and (b) use of imprisonment as a bargaining tactic.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
Evan Gershkovich's detention illustrates Russia's disregard for media freedom. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have called for his immediate release. As a US national, the US Government is providing Mr Gershkovich with consular support. The UK remains in close contact with the US and has raised his case at the OSCE on several occasions, most recently on 21 March. The UK condemns the use of detention for diplomatic leverage and, working with like-minded partners, we remain determined to deter and combat this practice.
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: DCMS Secretary of State addresses the Society of EditorsFound: s great to be here and have the chance to recognise the absolutely indispensable role that our news media
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Technology is rapidly changing how we communicate, and amplifying the spread of mis and disinformation: UK statement at the UNFound: Social media companies, the tech sector and civil society will need to work with government to tackle
Found: The country has been described as “one of Africa’s most stable elec toral democracies” by Freedom House
Oral Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Inquiry: The future of news: impartiality, trust and technologyFound: of the news agency but Reuters commitment to the trust principles of independence, integrity and freedom