https://youtu.be/UIh_j7dtr1A Lord Alton of Liverpool(CB)My Lords, I begin by thanking the Leader of the House, the noble Lord, Lord True, for delivering on the promise he gave the House that this debate on the Intelligence and Security Committee report would take...
Lord (Andrew) Sharpe is an exceptionally good Minister but he should give Sir Humphrey piece of his mind. To say the Government won’t make any announcements about how to deal with CCP spies at Westminster “until it has gone through all the proper processes” beggars belief. They have known about this for 2 years and ignored it.
Subject: Written answer to your QWA HL10120 received from Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Home Office Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Home Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10120): Question by Lord ALTON of Liverpool: To ask His...
Government confirms that despite being accused of Genocide, and imprisoning pro democracy advocates like British citizen Jimmy Lai, the U.K. Government is sending Trade Ministers to line pockets through new lucrative trade deals – including meeting senior CCP operatives. Scandalous.
Lord Johnson of Lainston, Department for Business and Trade, provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10125): Question by Lord ALTON of Liverpool : To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the most recent visit by Lord...
Call for Action against diplomats of the People’s Republic of China
In Parliament today I called for action against diplomats of the People's Republic of China diplomats involved in the assault of HK protestors at Manchester Consulate, including banning them from The United Kingdom, seeking compensation from the CCP for the cost of...
£51 Million of taxpayers’ money was given to the Peoples’ Republic of China last year
Government Minister admits that last year more than £51 Million of taxpayers’ money was given to the Peoples’ Republic of China (with whom the UK has a trade deficit of more than £40 billion). Is this what the Prime Minster means when he says our dealings with the CCP...
Procurement of PPE from China – links to slave labour and allegations of profiteering
House of Lords - Monday 28 November 2022 Legislation: Procurement Bill - report stage (day 1) 3.45pm Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I rise to support Amendments 3 and 17 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. In so doing, I echo what she said...
Peers Say £40 Billion Trade Deficit With CCP Regime Creates Dependency & Risks Resilience. And Want To Know Whether Cotton Imports Are Being Tested To See If They Were Made By Slave Labour In Xinjiang
Peers Say £40 Billion Trade Deficit With CCP Regime Creates Dependency & Risks Resilience. And Want To Know Whether Cotton Imports Are Being Tested To See If They Were Made By Slave Labour In Xinjiang Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, what does the noble...
Letter to the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly MP Concerning TikTok And Data Protection Issues
Letter to the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly MP Concerning TikTok And Data Protection Issues Dear James, I write in relation to the disturbing news about new data protection issues concerning TikTok. It was reported by BBC earlier today that TikTok has...
International Relations and Defence Committee – The Rt Hon Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence – 1st November 2022
Tuesday 1 November 2022 Meeting Subject: Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to realityWitness(es): The Rt Hon Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence, Ministry of Defence; Major General David Eastman, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff -...
Procurement Bill – House of Lords committee stage amendment on forced organ harvesting . The amendment would block U.K. public contracts with companies that could be complicit in facilitating forced organ harvesting.
Amendment 185 Moved by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Share this specific contribution 185: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— “Excluding supplier for involvement in forced organ harvesting (1) Subsection (2) applies if a contracting authority...
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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UK aid supporting minorities in Pakistan – short debate House of Lords 25th April 2024.
Lords Grand CommitteeThursday 25 April 2024 Full debate: https://youtu.be/VMSZpOq_oyk Lord Alton of Liverpool:I am grateful to all noble lords participating in today’s short debate about ways in which UK development aid to Pakistan- rising from £41.5 million this year...
Letter to the Prime Minister calling for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MPPrime Minister10 Downing StreetLondonSW1A 2AAApril 24, 2024 Dear Prime Minister,I am writing to you on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April24th, Armenians worldwide commemorate this day, which has...
At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? Essay for GIS Reports April 19th 2024.
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/crossroads-isolationism-leadership At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? LORD DAVID ALTON OF LIVERPOOL READING TIME: 16 MIN History teaches us that isolationism leads to disaster. Will the...