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Adjournment debate on Thursday, 15 June 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Mike Gapes. The answering member was Ian McCartney.

Human Rights Annual Report 2005

Westminster Hall adjournment on the Human Rights Annual Report 2005. Motion made, and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.—[Mr. Watts.]

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Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
447 c315-62WH 
Session
2005-06
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
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Westminster Hall
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 447 c317WH (Link to this contribution) This is perhaps one of the most important aspects of the whole report. There were a number of weakne...
Mike Gapes | 447 c317WH (Link to this contribution) We cannot know. In practice, we must see how the new council develops. It is hoped that with a more ...
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David Leslie Taylor | 447 c320-1WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend moved on from the middle east before I had the chance to haul him back to Turkey. One...
Mike Gapes | 447 c317-20WH (Link to this contribution) That issue was touched on in the evidence that the Committee received, particularly from Human Right...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 447 c321WH (Link to this contribution) Is there not a great paradox here? The Chinese invest £3 billion in Sudan’s oil industry, which give...
Mike Gapes | 447 c321WH (Link to this contribution) I can tell my hon. Friend honestly that our Committee does not have the resources to concentrate on ...
Mike Gapes | 447 c321WH (Link to this contribution) I agree, and that is why I was just about to call for the United Nations to focus more on assisting ...
Mike Gapes | 447 c317WH (Link to this contribution) I agree and I hope that the Minister can give us a progress report on how things have developed duri...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c316-7WH (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend say a little more about that? Did his Committee consider the role of civil socie...
David Leslie Taylor | 447 c317WH (Link to this contribution) An example of the weakness of the UN Commission on Human Rights is Libya. How confident is my hon. F...
Mike Gapes | 447 c315-6WH (Link to this contribution) I wish to introduce this debate on the report of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs on human ri...
Speaker | 447 c315WH (Link to this contribution) Order. As the air conditioning is still not right in the Chamber, it is appropriate for hon. Members...
Mike Gapes | 447 c316WH (Link to this contribution) That is another argument and clearly that is the Government’s view, but the Committee’s concerns are...
Andrew Smith | 447 c316WH (Link to this contribution) I commend the Committee for its work. To put a counter-argument, while my right hon. Friend the Mini...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c322WH (Link to this contribution) On the issue of the African Union and its effectiveness or otherwise in dealing with problems in Afr...
Mike Gapes | 447 c352WH (Link to this contribution) I will wait for a letter on the case that I mentioned with regard to Gambia, as I do not think that ...
Ian McCartney | 447 c352WH (Link to this contribution) I will give way first to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford, South and then to the right hon. Memb...
John Stanley | 447 c352-3WH (Link to this contribution) While the Minister is on the subject, will he respond to the important question asked by the hon. Me...
Ian McCartney | 447 c353WH (Link to this contribution) I indicated clearly that overseas territories were included; I have said that on at least two occasi...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c353WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for making that point, which is well taken. In my contribution, I made a point ...
Ian McCartney | 447 c353-4WH (Link to this contribution) I shall come to Guantanamo Bay and to my hon. Friend’s point in a moment. I hope that everyone is sa...
Mike Gapes | 447 c354WH (Link to this contribution) For the record and to be clear, is the Minister saying that Guantanamo Bay is unacceptable and shoul...
Ian McCartney | 447 c354WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, that is what has been said. Furthermore, that is what I believe. The issue of judicial review ...
Evan Harris | 447 c354-5WH (Link to this contribution) I have listened carefully to the Minister’s helpful comments, but before he moves on, can he underst...
Greg Hands | 447 c322WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Does he share my concern about the somewhat incredible ne...
Mike Gapes | 447 c322WH (Link to this contribution) Somalia has not had a central Government with any authority for 15 years or so. The situation there ...
Mike Gapes | 447 c322WH (Link to this contribution) I am not sure whether Mr. Mugabe’s boasts can always be given credibility. I suspect that most of th...
Greg Hands | 447 c331WH (Link to this contribution) On the question of Uighurstan, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the approach of the neighbou...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 447 c326WH (Link to this contribution) I thought that my right hon. Friend was going to mention that people in the camps are not allowed to...
John Stanley | 447 c323-5WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to follow the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Ilford, So...
Mike Gapes | 447 c323WH (Link to this contribution) The Committee has not considered asylum policy as it is not within our remit. As a Member of Parliam...
Evan Harris | 447 c323WH (Link to this contribution) Before the hon. Gentleman moves on, will he comment on whether he finds the UK Government’s position...
Andrew Smith | 447 c329-31WH (Link to this contribution) I find that approach not only extraordinary but shameful. It represents collusion with unacceptable ...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c329WH (Link to this contribution) Does not my right hon. Friend find it extraordinary that the world’s internet service providers have...
Andrew Smith | 447 c328-9WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford, South (Mike Gapes) and his Committee on their r...
John Stanley | 447 c326-8WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that my hon. Friend was paying close attention to what I said, but he will see from the re...
Andrew Smith | 447 c331WH (Link to this contribution) I was not aware of the detail that the hon. Gentleman has drawn to my attention. It is incumbent on ...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c331-2WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome this debate and the opportunities it provides for us to have a serious discussion about hu...
Evan Harris | 447 c337WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to speak in the debate, although I feel like something of an impostor, because this is ...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c340WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is essential that civil society and non-governmental organisat...
Evan Harris | 447 c337-40WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed, and coming from the right hon. Gentleman, that says a great deal. He is a strong supporter o...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c332WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that it was just a rumour, but I shall nevertheless bear it in mind. Next week, the Unite...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c332-6WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that. Every three years there will be a half-day review on each country’s h...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 447 c342-7WH (Link to this contribution) It is good to see the Minister in his place, particularly after his recent difficulties. I wish him ...
Speaker | 447 c347WH (Link to this contribution) Before I call you, Minister, may I on behalf of all Members welcome you to your position? This is th...
Evan Harris | 447 c340-2WH (Link to this contribution) Yes. That point was made in the report and it is critical that we do that. One can pick and choose o...
Ian McCartney | 447 c352WH (Link to this contribution) I will come back to the right hon. Gentleman. My hon. Friend the Member for Ilford, South, asked ab...
Ian McCartney | 447 c352WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that there will be because, as in all issues relating to such matters, we want to keep Par...
Mike Gapes | 447 c352WH (Link to this contribution) I am not sure whether the Minister is aware that I have entered correspondence with the new Foreign ...
Ian McCartney | 447 c349-51WH (Link to this contribution) In fact, I had such a meeting in advance of the first council meeting this Monday. We will also have...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c349WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome what the Minister just said about child rights. Would he extend that view to consult with ...
Ian McCartney | 447 c347-9WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Mr. Hancock. First, I offer to do an audit of today’s debate and to send a detailed note...
Ian McCartney | 447 c355WH (Link to this contribution) We will have to disagree on that. The whole purpose of the memorandum, as I said, was to ensure that...
Jeremy Corbyn | 447 c357WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased that the Minister mentioned trade unions and the role of the International Labour Organ...
John Stanley | 447 c359WH (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister consider that the human rights case made for staying in Iraq applies with equal fo...
Ian McCartney | 447 c357-9WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right. He has that commitment. The 10 underground organisers of the ou...
Ian McCartney | 447 c355-7WH (Link to this contribution) As I said, individuals who are not British nationals and pose a threat to our national security shou...
Ian McCartney | 447 c357WH (Link to this contribution) May I just finish this point? It might be helpful to get into it.
Evan Harris | 447 c355WH (Link to this contribution) I agree that there is a point of contention between us, and it may be a fundamental disagreement. My...
Speaker | 447 c362WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that contribution. He did very well; after three years away, he has not los...
Ian McCartney | 447 c359-62WH (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There are 42 countries operating in Afghanistan, and t...
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Detainees Conflict of interests China Africa Human rights Iraq Ministerial responsibility Terrorism Trade Torture USA Myanmar Afghanistan Sri Lanka Foreign Affairs Committee Syria Rendition Guantanamo Bay Non-governmental organisations Military intelligence UN Human Rights Council The Gambia
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