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...
Assisted Suicide: The wisdom of the late Jonathan Sacks: “ The Jewish tradition, going back many centuries, is strongly opposed to such acts…”
Assisted Suicide: The wisdom of the late Jonathan Sacks: “ The Jewish tradition, going back many centuries, is strongly opposed to such acts… those who propose (legislation ) do so from the highest of motives. But purity of motive has never ensured rightness of...
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...
Reasons For Opposing Euthanasia in Britain.
In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, Palliative Care Doctors Set Out Their Reasons For Opposing The Introduction of Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia in Britain Palliative care doctors against assisted dying sir – As the palliative care consultants of the next generation...
Government answers my questions on the steps being taken to locate missing Yazidi women and children following the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL in 2014?
Government answers my quGovernment answers my questions on the stepsestions on the steps they are taking to locate missing Yazidi women and children following the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL in 2014 Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...
Xi Jinping Has Made China a “Dangerous Place for Investment”. New report contents.
Dennis Kwok and Johnny Patterson, writing in The Wall Street Journal, say that Xi Jinping Makes China a Dangerous Place for Investment What the state wants, the state gets. That makes the business climate unstable and ethically risky....
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...
House of Lords Report published today points to “inconsistencies, uncertainty and lack of a central strategy” in UK government relations with China”.
House of Lords Report points to “inconsistencies, uncertainty and lack of a central strategy” in UK government relations with China". The Inquiry heard reports of genocide in Xinjiang and says "the Government should incorporate an atrocity prevention lens in its...
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...