Lord (David) Alton, Fiona Bruce MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (chairs and former Chair of APPG on North Korea) Lord (Sonny) Leong - Vice Chair with Catherine West MP, APPG on North Korea Forget-Me-Not Please Remember Me The United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary...
Government asked what assessment they have made of the 10thanniversary of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea; what steps they have taken to implement its recommendation; and whether they intend to raise human rights and the humanitarian situation in North Korea at the UN Security Council and at the next meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2976): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of human...
Government asked whether they are taking steps through the Financial Action Task Force against Russia for violating sanctions on North Korea. UK says it”is clear that Russia’s procurement of North Korean ballistic missiles and their use against Ukraine violate multiple UNSCRs”
Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Treasury, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2823): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps through the Financial Action Task Force against...
Questions about the process for triggering a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment; who makes that decision; what is the process for conducting that assessment; and why the FCDO has not undertaken a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment of the situation in North Korea.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2159): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not undertaken a Joint...
Address by His Excellency Yoon Yeocheol, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the UK, speaking at Westminster to the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea, on Tuesday February 6th 2024: “The 3 ‘Ds’ of Deterrence, Dissuasion and Dialogue”
Ambassador Yoon Yeocheol At Westminster during the State Visit of President Yoon Suk Yeol with Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons. Address of Ambassador Yoon To the North Korea All Party Group Lord Alton of Liverpool, and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown...
Government asked what steps they have taken to prevent export of weapons and ammunition from North Korea and in the light of rising tensions on the Peninsula whether they have summonsed the N.Korean Ambassador.
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they havemade of the risk of conflict on the Korean peninsula following Kim Jong-Un's speech of16 January and recent missile tests; and what steps they have taken to prevent export ofweapons and...
As Dictator Kim threatens a new Korean War UK Government asked whether it will raise the current escalation in North Korea at the next session of the Security Council: “We will continue to call out the DPRK’s illegal actions until it returns to full adherence to its international obligations.” Plus – Links to 10th Anniversary Statements on COI including His Honour Michael Kirby.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1673): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will raise the current...
Following BBC reports that North Korean teenagers have been sentenced to hard labour for viewing K-drama, UK Government says it”is deeply concerned about the appalling human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the many reports of serious and wide-ranging human rights violations in the country, including the recent report by the BBC.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1725): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of BBC...
German Politicians Unite in Raising The Alarm About CCP Attempts To Undermine Democracy “We must finally get rid of our naivety towards China and fundamentally change our China policy.” Even compared to countries such as Russia, Iran and North Korea, the People’s Republic is “the greatest threat to the rules-based order and our liberal democracy.”
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/chinas-spionage-in-europa-eine-direkte-gefahr-fuer-die-demokratie-a-2a3f21f9-2e84-4148-8683-29922cb1f34d...
Current threat posed by North Korea : House of Lords debate. 14th December 2023
https://youtu.be/nwVV-i8xYTM Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of Lords14th December 2023My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Swire, in a powerful introductory speech, has set the scene brilliantly in providing us with an analytical and sharp analysis of the situation in North...
As reports emerge of a young North Korean publicly executed for listening to South Korean music and watching South Korean films, Minister says “The UK is utilising all bilateral and multilateral channels to raise the issue of forced repatriation of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) escapees by China”
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government whether they discussed therepatriation of North Korean escapees to China with President Yuan of the Republic ofKorea during his state visit; and, if so, what response they received from him.Party:...
A Resolution passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea has expressed grave concern about the fate of North Korean refugees forcibly returned to the DRPK and has urged an end to China’s forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees to North Korea
Resolution urging an end to China's forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees to North Korea 중국의 북한이탈주민 강제북송 중단 촉구 결의 The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea expresses its grave concern at the situation whereby it appears that about 2,000 North Korean...
Government says “We emphasise directly to the Chinese authorities that they should not be detaining and forcefully repatriating North Korean refugees.” But don’t say what reply they receive.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to highlight the...
Statement from the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea welcoming the visit of the Republic of Korea’s President Yoon to Parliament.
Statement from the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea welcoming the visit of the Republic of Korea's President Yoon to Parliament....
Government fails to say what discussions they have had with the government of South Korea about the fate of North Korean refugees facing forced repatriation to North Korea from China, They will have the opportunity this week during President Yoon’s State Visit.
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they havehad with the government of South Korea about the fate of North Korean refugees facingforced repatriation to North Korea from China.[HL10605]Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon – As the UK and...
Forced Repatriation of North Korean Escapees from China: Government says “We emphasise directly to the Chinese authorities that they should not be forcibly repatriating North Korean refugees where they face danger of imprisonment and further human rights abuses.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10603): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what new information they have...
Joint Statement by the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (APPG North Korea) and the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) – focusing on China’s forced repatriation of North Korean refugees
Joint Statement by the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (APPG North Korea) and the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) Adopted by the members of the APPG North Korea and the Korea Institute for National Unification at the...
Letter from the APPG on North Korea to the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, the Foreign Secretary, concerning forcibly repatriated refugees from China to North Korea
Letter from the APPG on North Korea to the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, the Foreign Secretary, concerning forcibly repatriated refugees from China to North Korea The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Secretary of State Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office King Charles...
China forcibly repatriated 600 North Korean refugees – statement by The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea
China forcibly repatriated 600 North Korean refugees The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (APPG North Korea) 18 October 2023 The United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea expresses grave concern regarding China’s forcible repatriation...
China must not forcibly repatriate North Korean escapees: UN experts
From: OHCHR-UN Special Procedures - Human Rights <[email protected]>Date: 17 October 2023 at 12:40:17 GMT+3Subject: NEWS RELEASE (English/Korean) – China must not forcibly repatriate North Korean escapees: UN experts China must not forcibly...
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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Forget Me Not – – The United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea stands in solidarity with the Government of Korea in remembering the South Korean abductees, detained, and prisoners of war in North Korean gulags. Letter from Minister Kim Jung HO, Unification Minister, Seoul.
Lord (David) Alton, Fiona Bruce MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (chairs and former Chair of APPG on North Korea) Lord (Sonny) Leong - Vice Chair with Catherine West MP, APPG on North Korea Forget-Me-Not Please Remember Me The United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary...
Cyber-Security and UK Democracy. Lord Alton tells Parliament that U.K. must reduce dependency on the Chinese CCP and develop greater resilience in British manufacturing.
Following a statement made in the House of Commons by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Alton told Parliament that U.K. must urgently reduce its dependency on the Chinese CCP regime and develop greater resilience in British manufacturing, and also name the CCP for the...
Parliamentary Reply: 12,401,593 prescriptions for mirtazapine were issued last year – and reports of particular adverse effects. Letter from Minister (Lord) Nick Markham addressing concerns about “post-SSRI sexual dysfunction.”
Lord Markham, the Department of Health and Social Care, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3163): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government how many prescriptions for mirtazapine were issued in each...