Minister responds to question on when the Government expect their review of export controls to be completed; & what plans they have to introduce the financial penalties for those in contravention of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, as announced by the Secretary of...
Minister responds to question asking what plans they have to introduce kite marking certification to products, indicating their origins, when manufactured by slave labour in Xinjiang, or believed to have been produced as part of a supply chain originating in Xinjiang, and exported to the UK.
Lord Callanan, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4784): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce kite...
Today’s House of Lords debate on the new international development strategy
During today’s House of Lords debate I stressed the importance of formulating a new strategy on international development which does far more to combat the causes of conflict which can wipe out the gains made out by our aid programmes. I gave specific examples from...
Plight of Dalits in Nepal Raised In Parliament
Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB)Share this specific contribution My Lords, I urge the Minister to return to the question asked by my noble and right reverend friend Lord Harries of Pentregarth, specifically about the two bodies which have been established—the National...
Government should mark all products sold in our shops which contain components from Xinjiang as “May be made by slave labour.” Minister outlines some first steps.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4447): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they have taken to implement...
China has a clear strategy of promoting dependency, undermining resilience and security – Questions to the Government.
Today I pressed the U.K. Government to recognise that the CCP has a clear strategy of promoting dependency, undermining resilience and security, acquiring intellectual property and data, and destroying competitiveness through slave labour in a State accused of...
Genocide Debate – House of Lords November 2021
Opening of Debate: Reported remarks of the Foreign Secretary that a genocide is underway against the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. House of LordsThursday 25 November 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0w0NjNG-dQ Lord Alton of Liverpool:My Lords, in moving...
Next Thursday’s Parliamentary Debate on Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang
https://www.aspi.org.au/report/architecture-repression https://www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-articles/latest-news/laundering-cotton-report https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/12763/pdf/ On Thursday November 25th the House of Lords will debate a Motion which...
UNCLOS: fit for purpose in the 21st century? International Relations and Defence Committee – Admiral Sir Philip Jones, former First Sea Lord.
International Relations and Defence CommitteeWednesday 17 November 2021 Witness: Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea Lord (2016-2019), Former First Sea Lord, Royal Navy Lord Alton asked the former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones, about maritime security - in...
Chin State: U.K. Minister says “Current clashes have created mass displacement, with people now fleeing across the Indian border into Manipur and Mizoram state. This not only exacerbates the crisis in Myanmar but causes further regional instability.”
Chin State: U.K. Minister says “Current clashes have created mass displacement, with people now fleeing across the Indian border into Manipur and Mizoram state. This not only exacerbates the crisis in Myanmar but causes further regional instability.” Lord Ahmad of...
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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Today marks 25 years since the handover of Hong Kong from the UK to China, and two years since the imposition of the National Security Law. Foreign Secretary statement on the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong
Today marks 25 years since the handover of Hong Kong. China agreed under the legally-binding Sino-British Joint Declaration to uphold Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms. However, we have seen a steady erosion of political and civil rights...
Speaking at the Washington Summit Lord Alton said that “ religious persecution is a hallmark of the CCP. Think of Tibet’s Buddhists; Xinjiang’s Uyghur Muslims; Chinese Christians, and Falun Gong practitioners. Think of the arrest of the venerable Cardinal Joseph Zen.That the CCP regime is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council is a sick joke. Every minute of every day the CCP breaks Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees freedom of religion or belief for every citizen, everywhere.”
Two Stories - One System At the conclusion of the Washington Summit on religious freedom Lord Alton heard two stories which illustrate repressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party system. Dr.Bob Fu, President of China Aid and Ovalbek Turdakun - pictured with his...
Washington Summit on religious freedom – meeting to discuss implementing the duty to prevent Genocide: global approaches. With Yazidi, Uyghur, Nigerian and Rohingya voices. Nigerian bishop tells Biden to name the Genocide for what it is and to tell Buhari to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Dr.Ewelina Ochab, Wai Wai Nu, Bishop Jude Arogundade of Ondo, Lord Alton, Nury Turkel and Pari Ibrahim At a meeting at the Washington Summit on Religious Freedom the panel discussed the implementation of the duty to prevent Genocide: global approaches. The panel...