House of Lords - 11th December 2023Debate initiated by Baroness Anelay of St Johns https://youtu.be/XMtiRfqLP-I Full text to follow shortly
International Relations and Defence Committee Wednesday 26 October 2022 – Questions from Lord Alton
Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality Witnesses: Dr Rob Johnson, Director of SONAC, Ministry of Defence; John Ridge, Director of Defence Innovation, Ministry of Defence; Dr Nicholas Joad, Director of Defence Science and Technology, Ministry of...
Artificial Intelligence in U.K. Defence & Security
International Relations and Defence CommitteeWednesday 20 July 2022Subject: Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality Lord Alton asked Professor Kenneth Payne and Professor Simona Soare about the future role of Artificial Intelligence in U.K....
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...
China & Putin’s War: International Relations & Defence Committee
International Relations and Defence CommitteeWednesday 18 May 2022 Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality. Lord Alton's questions to witness Meia Nouwens, Senior Fellow for Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernisation, International...
Queen’s Speech Debate “Uphold human rights and democracy across the world” 19th May 2021
https://youtu.be/dECBd26cBFw I would like to invite the Government to enlarge on the statement in the Gracious Speech that they will “ uphold human rights and democracy across the world.” I refer to various non-financial interests in the Register. The...
UK says it welcomes Russia’s role in Nagorno Karabakh and is ” deeply concerned by reporting of continued targeting of civilian areas.”
UK says it welcomes Russia's role in Nagorno Karabakh and is " deeply concerned by reporting of continued targeting of civilian areas." Wendy Morton MPMinister for the European Neighbourhood and the AmericasKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AH The Lord Alton of...
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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Forget Me Not – – The United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea stands in solidarity with the Government of Korea in remembering the South Korean abductees, detained, and prisoners of war in North Korean gulags. Letter from Minister Kim Jung HO, Unification Minister, Seoul.
Lord (David) Alton, Fiona Bruce MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (chairs and former Chair of APPG on North Korea) Lord (Sonny) Leong - Vice Chair with Catherine West MP, APPG on North Korea Forget-Me-Not Please Remember Me The United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary...
Cyber-Security and UK Democracy. Lord Alton tells Parliament that U.K. must reduce dependency on the Chinese CCP and develop greater resilience in British manufacturing.
Following a statement made in the House of Commons by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Alton told Parliament that U.K. must urgently reduce its dependency on the Chinese CCP regime and develop greater resilience in British manufacturing, and also name the CCP for the...
Parliamentary Reply: 12,401,593 prescriptions for mirtazapine were issued last year – and reports of particular adverse effects. Letter from Minister (Lord) Nick Markham addressing concerns about “post-SSRI sexual dysfunction.”
Lord Markham, the Department of Health and Social Care, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3163): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government how many prescriptions for mirtazapine were issued in each...