Citizenship Fees Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I am very pleased to speak at this time of day in favour of this amendment, which was so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. I have spoken at...
Government responds to reports of forced labour in Malaysian glove factories.
Government responds to reports in The Diplomat on 14 September, of the alleged use of forced labour in Malaysian disposable glove factories and to questions about what due diligence the Department of Health carried out in relation to the use of forced labour...
A Reasoned Analysis: ‘Living and Dying Well’ have produced a compelling Briefing against ‘Assisted Dying Bill’
A Reasoned Analysis: Living and Dying Well have produced a compelling Briefing which sets out the case against The Assisted Dying Bill Background Baroness Meacher’s Private Member’s Assisted Dying Bill would “enable adults who are terminally ill to be provided at...
Baroness Morrissey said it’s time “ for investors to rethink their dealings in areas where there are clear human rights abuses”, including China.
https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021/10/4/baroness-morrissey-time-to-talk-about-investor-hypocrisy-and-the-need-for-investors-to-rethink-their-dealings-in-areas-where-there-are-clear-human-rights-abuses-including-china Baroness Morrissey: Time to talk about...
Former Health Minister, Lord Hunt, Opposes Assisted Dying Bill.
COMMENT: Daily Telegraph Assisted dying will always be open to bullying and exploitation The process cannot be made safe because the ill will be exposed to fears of being a burden or to pressure from unscrupulous relatives LORD HUNT 3 October 2021...
Government confirms a consortia of higher education providers are seeking approvals to charter flights for Chinese students. Is this also being done for international students from other destinations?
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, the Department for Education, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2471): Question Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of the cost for...
Danny Kruger MP is right “There’s a better way of dying than assisted suicide.” Changing the law is providing a one way, no return, ticket to death.
Danny Kruger MP is right “There’s a better way of dying than assisted suicide.” Changing the law is providing a one way, no return, ticket to death. Danny Kruger Wednesday September 15 2021, 9.00pm, The Times Danny Kruger MP is right “There’s a better way of dying...
The Government admits that 1.9 billion items of stock manufactured in China and supplied to the NHS do not meet the correct level of protection.
They spend billions of taxpayers’ money and then say that to provide details “would exceed the disproportionate cost of £850.” The Government admits that 1.9 billion items of stock manufactured in China and supplied to the NHS as high grade do not meet the correct...
At 10 Downing Street delivering a letter to the Prime Minister along with a Petition from many NGOs and charities demanding international action to trace and free missing Yazidi women abducted during the Genocide
file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/66/06/C853840C-56DC-4353-AE50-E8F028F132DC/IMG_3005.mov With Mervyn Thomas of CSW and Dr.Ewelina Ochab at 10 Downing Street
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has been banned from Parliament.
Daily Telegraph: Chinese ambassador to the UK banned from Parliament Invitation for Zheng Zeguang to visit House of Commons revoked amid outrage among MPs and peers placed under sanctions by China ByCamilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR14 September 2021 • 4:37pm The...
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 responds to question about the potential of an international tribunal for delivering reparations to victims of the war in Ukraine
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3874): Question n Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the...
Replies to Parliamentary Questions on whether the UK Government intend to propose legislation to ensure that the UK is not a safe haven for perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine and whether they are planning to introduce legislation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to enable UK courts to prosecute non-citizens and non-residents for crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide in Ukraine.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3876): Question By Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose legislation...
Replies to Parliamentary Questions on the number of people who are dying of hunger or who are food insecure in Sudan; how quickly the UK decision to increase humanitarian aid for war victims in Sudan will be made available; what it will be used for; and how it will be deployed; and the impact of the war in Sudan on South Sudan, including (1) the numbers of displaced people and refugees, and (2) the impact on its economy caused by the loss of receipts from the export of oil
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3877): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people...