Pain of the Suffering Church

Presentation slides: Celebrate 2012 Pain of the Suffering Church Audio: Celebrate Ilfracombe 2012 David Alton The Pain of the Suffering Church

Death On The North Korean Border

Death On The North Korean Border Last week, as the South Korean singer Psy -Park Jai-sang - became the first Korean to top the British pop charts with the amusing, quirky, dance track "Gangnam Style”, North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister, Pak Kil-yon, was addressing...

Lord David Alton

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...