Human Rights Debate 11.37 am Moved by Lord Alton of Liverpool To call attention to human rights abuses worldwide and to the recommendations of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission on how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office pursues human rights questions; and...
Pope Benedict's Visit to Britain; John Henry Newman; Tolerance.
Reflection following Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 Address in Westminster Hall: If the walls of Westminster Hall could speak they could tell you most things that you need to know about the history of England. The sham trials and trumped up charges of treason levelled...
India and the Dalits
2.18 pm: March 5th 2010 Second Reading Debate on Bill to create an Anti-Slavery Day. Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, it is with great pleasure that I add my voice to those supporting the terms of my noble and learned friend’s Bill to inaugurate an...
The Big Society Versus The Big State and The Condition of England Question
Debate on The Big Society Versus The Big State, Wednesday June 17th 2010. 6.42 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, the quality of the introductory remarks made by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester and of the ensuing debate demonstrate why this was...
The Congo at 50 and the LRA – Save The Congo
Congo: International Crisis Group Report Question 11.18 am Asked by The Lord Bishop of Winchester To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the International Crisis Group's recent Report Congo: No Stability in Kivu despite...
Beijing Speech – Cultual Diversity and Human Rights – October 2010
Cultural Diversity and Human Rights Paper for the Beijing 2010 Conference on Human Rights. Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool (David Alton) When China’s previous distinguished Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Madam Fu Ying, returned to Beijing earlier this year, she...
Values Education – speech given in Nanpi, China, October 2010
Speech on Values Education in Nanpi, China, October 2010. 价值教育在英国 Prof. Lord Alton 尊敬的刘宝成教授、杨恒达教授,尊敬的在座各位来宾,我非常荣幸能在今天,与我的同事Andrew Johnson先生,来到这里,在此,我也要向邀请我们出席今天仪式的Stephan Rothlin博士致以我最崇高的敬意。 教育学家们常常引用中国古代经典著作《管子•权修》中的一句名言“一年之计,莫如树谷;十年之计,莫如树木;终身之计,莫如树人。”一直以来,我深受其鼓舞和激励。...
Nagasaki, the atomic bomb and Takashi Nagai
Picture of Takashi Nagai... http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=takashi+nagai&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=K-PXTN7qCIOj4Qbyt-C8Dg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCAQsAQwAg Known affectionately as “the saint...
Piracy, Somalia, Terroism and Failed States
10 Nov 2010 : Column 201 Piracy: Operation Atalanta (EUC Report) Combating Somali Piracy: the EU's Naval Operation Atalanta Motion to Take Note 3.37 pm Moved By Lord Teverson To see the full debate:...
Electoral Reform and AV : Parliament has failed to give the public a real choice
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill Second Reading (1st Day) 15 Nov 2010 : Column 600 8.33 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, I will follow the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, in talking about the alternative vote system and the question...
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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In advance of a debate on April 25th on how UK aid is used to support minorities in Pakistan, Government responds to my Question on why Ahmadi Muslims were not included on the single electoral list with all other voters in the recent elections in that country
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3227): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool.:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord...
As senior officials in Hong Kong remain unsanctioned by the UK, Ministers say they have “urged the authorities” and HSBC Trustees to release savings of escapees; that “Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, enacted on 23 March is likely incompatible with international human rights law and will have a negative impact on the people of Hong Kong in the exercise of their rights and freedoms”; and have “noted the allegation that some evidence to be used to prosecute Jimmy Lai had been obtained through the torture of Andy Li.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3229): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to impose...
Reply to Question in Parliament about whether the UK Government will allow British National (Overseas) visa holders to voluntarily pay up to 15 years’ worth of Class 3 national insurance contributions towards a state pension, in cases where such visa holders have been denied access to their Mandatory Provident Fund pension savings by HSBC
Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Treasury, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3506): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow British National (Overseas) visa holders to voluntarily...