10 Nov 2010 : Column 201 Piracy: Operation Atalanta (EUC Report) Combating Somali Piracy: the EU's Naval Operation Atalanta Motion to Take Note 3.37 pm Moved By Lord Teverson To see the full debate:...
Electoral Reform and AV : Parliament has failed to give the public a real choice
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill Second Reading (1st Day) 15 Nov 2010 : Column 600 8.33 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, I will follow the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, in talking about the alternative vote system and the question...
Why we should legislate to stop the re-export of arms
The Re-Export Controls Bill completed all its House of Lords stages yesterday, January 12th, and has been sent, unamended to the House of Commons. 12 Jan 2011 : Column 1405: Lord Alton of Liverpool: Re-Export Controls Bill [HL] Bill Main Page Copy of the Bill Third...
Why I Oppose the Coalition Government's Proposals On Higher Education
Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 Copy of the SI 10th Report from the JCSI 14th Report from the Merits Committee Motion to Approve 14 Dec 2010 : Column 553 Lord Alton of Liverpool: On the question of personal debt, did the noble Lord see the...
David Cameron and The Big Society
A rather imposing coalition has committed itself to derailing David Cameron’s flagship policy: the Big Society. Public sector unions, many local authorities and some Lib Dem Ministers have joined with figures from the Right of his own Party and leaders of some...
Public Whip – Alton Voting Record Link
David Alton - Voting Record Voting record for David Alton - Link available below: The Public Whip
Gladstone Lecture – Audio
Gladstone Lecture - David Alton To commemorate the bicentenary of William Ewart Gladstone's birth in Liverpool David Alton gave a commemorative lecture in Liverpool's St.George's Hall to celebrate the life of the man who became Prime Minister four times. The audio...
Attacks and Discrimination against Egypt's Copts and the Ancient Churches of the Middle East
Today's Attacks on Egypt's Copts by David Alton on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 10:45pm On December 30th in Baghdad at least two Christians were killed and nine wounded in a string of six attacks on Christian homes. The areas targeted were predominantly Christian...
Frank Field's Important Report on Child Poverty
The importance of a child's early years: Frank Field's Important Report by David Alton on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 4:00pm A rabbi once said "God was too busy – so He invented mothers" - perhaps I could be permitted to add that He also invented fathers – and that...
The Suffering of Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangchen's suffering by David Alton on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 4:10pm Chen Guangchen is the blind self taught lawyer and human rights activist who was jailed in China after exposing the systematic use of coercive, forced abortion and sterilisation to...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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Government quizzed on whether a percentage of aid to Pakistan will be allocated to improving the living conditions of people from religious minorities, including the provision of fresh running water and electricity, and the creation of primary schools; on education for destitute girls; and on whether religious minorities in Pakistan will be included in the list of marginalized communities prioritised for UK aid.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4129): Questions by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of...
Article 18 – Freedom of Religion or Belief – Raised With the Government of India.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4125): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...
Cases of self-immolation and suicide among Tibetan Monks protesting against the government of China and the death of monk Tenzin Dorjee raised in Parliament.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4124): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take action following...