Lord Alton of Liverpool

To ask His Majesty's Government what priority they place on the promotion of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on freedom of religion or belief; and whether and when they intend to appoint a new Special Envoy to ensure that Article 1...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many cargo planes flying the route from Urumqi to Bournemouth have been searched by UK border officials to ensure they are not carrying goods made by Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang.

To ask His Majesty's Government in which countries people are discriminated against or suffer persecution because of their religion or belief; and what is their estimate of the total number of people affected.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular with regard to the situation of (1) children, and (2) those forced to flee.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for UK businesses and civil society of the banning by the Hong Kong authorities of websites run by members of the Hong Kong diaspora, and of proposals by those authorities ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the quality of maternity services across England and, in particular, of reports about unnecessary deaths or injuries to mothers and babies in units in Shrewsbury, Telford and Nottingham...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to secure the release of the Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti.

To ask His Majesty's Government what communication they have had with the government of Nicaragua regarding two Catholic lay leaders who have been detained without proof of life since 10 August, Carmen María Sáenz Martinez and Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the urgent appeal submitted to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture on 12 September by the international legal team for British citizen Jimmy Lai; and what action they are takin...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the proposed amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law 188, which could lower the legal age for marriage to nine, and the extent to which it aligns with international trea...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report, Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, by the United Nations Secretary-General, published on 20 August, including ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what account was taken of the recent hack of the Electoral Commission and the alleged hack of the Ministry of Defence by China, and its aggressive military action in the South China Sea, before authorising the attendance of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential implications for the UK’s relationship with China of (1) the detention of Uyghur children in boarding schools in Xinjiang, and (2) the alleged cultural genocide perpetrated by...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia; and what steps they are taking to avert further armed conflict in the region.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Switzerland following recent allegations of an antisemitic attack on a British Orthodox Jew in Davos; and what diplomatic steps they are taking to help protect British n...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their duties under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to the imposition of VAT on independent schools, including those catering for the needs of children with special ...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have investigated reports that China lobbied for the removal of references to Taiwan from material used in schools in connection with GCSE examinations.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Council of the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's Minister of State Security, Ri Chang Dae, and the Onsong County Ministry of S...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support independent investigations and documentation efforts, including those conducted by Korea Future and other human rights organisations, to uncover human rights violations in the Democrati...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether their decision not to pursue human rights accountability measures under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 against high-ranking officials and entities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is ...