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...
Speech given in House of Lords China Debate: October 20th.
https://youtu.be/ca5GQduSrZc Speech given in China Debate: October 20th. I declare my interests as VC of the All-Party Groups on Uyghurs and Hong Kong. I am a Patron of Hong Kong Watch and a member of the Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China. Notwithstanding...
China: UK must strengthen resilience, protect cutting-edge technology, and safeguard our research facilities.
In Parliament Lord Alton highlighted betrayal of the national interest, by allowing the UK's security, academia, technology, and political systems to be interfered with by the Chinese Communist Party. Look through the lens of Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Wuhan, or...
UN and the Genocide of Uyghurs – Minister says she trusts“a full and thorough report will be forthcoming soon based on the extensive evidence available.”
Rt Hon. Amanda Milling MPMinister for Asia and the Middle EastKing Charles Street LondonSW1A 2AH Dear Lord Alton Thank you for your correspondence of 4 May about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ proposed visit to Xinjiang. We have always been clear the High...
Why the NHS needs to stop buying products made by Uyghur slave labour in the CCP’s Genocide State of Xinjiang
Why the NHS needs to stop buying products made by Uyghur slave labour in the CCP’s Genocide State of Xinjiang - House of Lords Speech January 31st 2022 https://youtu.be/PLo2nzHqD7w Lord Alton of Liverpool(CB) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to support the noble Lord,...
Genocide in Xinjiang, the destruction of democracy in Hong Kong and the continuing CCP threat to Taiwan – Questions to the Defence Secretary.
International Relations and Defence Committee Wednesday 27 October 2021 I asked Ben Wallace MP, the Defence Secretary questions today about Genocide in Xinjiang, the destruction of democracy in Hong Kong and the continuing CCP threat to the 23 million people in...
“Whose side are we on, the slaves or the slave drivers?”
Today I asked whether the Government had taken note of the all party amendment passed on Tuesday night urging more concerted action in dealing with companies and countries banned in jurisdictions of our closest allies and tainted by everything from genocide to slave...
U.K. says “Reports that the hair of Uyghur and other minority women detained in “re-education camps” is being used for profit.
U.K. says “Reports that the hair of Uyghur and other minority women detained in prisons and “political re-education camps” is being used for profit is deeply disturbing, and such practices are unacceptable. No business, whether in the UK or abroad, should profit from...
There’s an old Uyghur saying “ A man cannot be blamed for not knowing, but he can be blamed for not asking .” Words I quoted tonight at the opening of the World Uyghur Conference’s London Office.
There’s an old Uyghur saying “ A man cannot be blamed for not knowing, but he can be blamed for not asking .” Words I quoted tonight at the opening of the World Uyghur Conference’s London Office. As the CCP try to silence the Independent Uyghur Tribunal we must stand...
Book to read: “The Order Of The Day” by Eric Vuillard. The Reich’s concentration camps: the corporations which benefited and the politicians who didn’t give a tinker’s damn. Chilling parallels with Uyghur slave labour.
Book to read: “The Order Of The Day” by Eric Vuillard. The corporations which benefited from the Reich’s concentration camps - and the politicians - didn’t give a tinker’s damn about incarcerated Jews, or to the annexation of Austria. Chilling parallels with Uyghur...
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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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...
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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...
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