Times May 28th 2021In March 2020 the UK Government admitted to me that they had made no assessment of the role of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Unlike brave doctors and journalists who paid the price for doing so. Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbench March 10 -2020...
Government asked about some disturbing reports about North Koreans being left to die in quarantine camps
I have today asked the Government about some disturbing reports about North Koreans being left to die in quarantine camps. The UK has diplomatic relations with North Korea and I have asked the Government (a) what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in...
Debate on Coronavirus and the North of England. Government told: “Our loss of liberty under the cover of Covid-19, and the intolerable threat to use our Armed Forces to enforce decrees and edicts touching every aspect of our lives, is simply not acceptable, and Ministers need to understand that.”… “Constantly changing messaging has been buttressed by muddle and confusion.” “An over-centralised “pushmi-pullyu”, stop-start approach destroys jobs and drives up unemployment.” “Chaos and confusion undermine confidence in government, while an emasculated Parliament gives the illusion of accountability and scrutiny.”
Coronavirus Regulations for the North of England – 25.09.2020 Speech in the House of Lords 12.25 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) [V] My Lords, I declare an interest as I live in the north-west of England, as do members of my family, one of whom is an A&E...
World Hunger and the effects of Covid. Government quizzed about how many people they estimate are beneficiaries of UK contributions to World Food Programme projects; what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in global economies on those programmes; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood that current contribution levels will be maintained; and Minister Ahmad gives a welcome promise “of our commitment to preventing famine and eradicating hunger and we will work closely with WFP to ensure that the organisation receives the financial support needed to tackle the current and future challenge.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL7843): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate are...
Government Minister responds to comments by the UN Human Rights Commissioner about the operation of care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic with their assessment of reports of care home staff (1) abandoning care homes, (2) leaving residents to die alone, (3) failing to make adequate preparations, and (4) failing to provide guidance and personal protection equipment; what assessment they have made, in assessing such reports, of the human rights of patients and staff in care homes; and the assessment they have made of a report by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services – respond positively, in principle, to a call for a UN convention on the rights of the elderly
Government Minister responds to comments by the UN Human Rights Commissioner about the operation of care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic with their assessment of reports of care home staff (1) abandoning care homes, (2) leaving residents to die alone, (3) failing...
Government fails to respond to parliamentary question asking what assessment they made of reports that during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic more than 4,000 people were discharged from hospital into care homes without being tested for the virus.
Lord Bethell, the Department of Health and Social Care, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL6991): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool: To ask Her Majesty's Government what...
Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’, MPs say. Some of the Questions put to the Government as this tragedy unfolded. And in a further indication of diminished accountability to Parliament, Ministers have produced an unprecedented standard reply to avoid having to give detailed responses to parliamentary questions – including questions which have remained unanswered for weeks on end.
Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’, MPs say The Local Government Association LGA) has reported that Ministers have been accused of a “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent” approach to social care during the coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed years of delayed...
Government replies on the level of coronavirus infection in UK prisons
Government replies on the level of coronavirus infection in UK prisons Lord Keen of Elie, the Ministry of Justice, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL6755): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool: To ask Her Majesty's Government,...
Protest in Parliament at the Lack of Scrutiny or Adequate Debate Over Covid 19 Regulations
Protest in Parliament at the Lack of Scrutiny or Adequate Debate Over Covid 19 Regulations 12.01 pm Friday July 24th 2020 House of Lords Debate on Cornoavirus Regulations Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) [V] My Lords, the Minister referred to the situation in Leicester....
Government replies on the impact of Covid-19 on religious minorities and says that it is “deeply concerned by the secondary effects that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on members of religious and belief communities. This includes incidents of hate speech targeting minority religious and belief groups, as well as the rise in conspiracy theories that certain faiths or beliefs are to blame for coronavirus.”
Government replies on the impact of Covid-19 on religious minorities and says that it is "deeply concerned by the secondary effects that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on members of religious and belief...
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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Defence Personnel Data Breach and Harvesting of Personal Data for the Subversion of Democratic Elections Raised In Parliament
Defence Personnel Data Breach https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-05-08/debates/27C3FAE1-7087-4D8C-A2D4-C5F31F23FD59/DefencePersonnelDataBreach Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for repeating the Secretary of State’s Statement....
A new Opium War, on British streets: Government responds to illicit Chinese pharmaceutical and chemical companies producing and smuggling illegal drugs into the UK and the use of the internet to promote sales of opioids hundreds of times stronger than heroin, which are flooding western countries, and have been responsible over the past year for 100 British deaths.
A new Opium War, on British streets: Government responds to illicit Chinese pharmaceutical and chemical companies producing and smuggling illegal drugs into the UK and the use of the internet to promote sales of opioids hundreds of times stronger than heroin, which...
New Opium War Targeting Democratic Countries – raised by Secretary Blinken with CCP leadership – and Minister says illicit labs in China have “been linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK during the last year, and we are taking action.”
Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Home Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3921): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the production and distribution of illicit...