Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 16 January 2013, in the House of Commons, led by David Amess. The answering member was David Lidington.

Human Rights: Iran

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 556
Session: 2012-13
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: David Amess | 556 c990 (Link to this contribution)
I am particularly pleased that you are chairing this debate, Mr Deputy Speaker, because I know yo...; Lord McCabe | 556 c990 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the regime has simply run out of chances and that it has to go...; David Amess | 556 c990 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. As he knows, I stand shoulder to shoulder with him on...; Jim Shannon | 556 c991 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for bringing such an important debate to this Chamb...; David Amess | 556 c991 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman on that point, as I do on so many other matters.; Fiona Bruce | 556 c991 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for the passion with which he is making his case. Does ...; David Amess | 556 c991 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend, who has done the House a great service in bringing that ter...; David Burrowes | 556 c991 (Link to this contribution)
On the issue of the media, my hon. Friend interestingly draws attention to recommendation 5 of th...; David Amess | 556 c992 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for drawing that matter to my attention, and I applaud the wonder...; Fiona Bruce | 556 c992 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend talks about the arbitrary nature of the judiciary, and is it not true that in Iran...; David Amess | 556 c992 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right; yet again the world remains silent.
In 2008, following ...; Mark Williams | 556 c992 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his leadership of our parliamentary group in highlighting man...; David Amess | 556 c992 (Link to this contribution)
My Welsh hon. Friend is absolutely right on that. Again, we need to ensure that the Foreign Offic...; Matthew Offord | 556 c993 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for securing the Adjournment debate. I am grateful to one of my constituen...; David Amess | 556 c993 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I wonder whether he and I should swap places, as he h...; Joe Benton | 556 c993 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this important issue. I share the same concern as...; David Amess | 556 c993 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, as I do on so many other issues. I hope that our Minister w...; Lord Wharton of Yarm | 556 c994 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on raising this important issue. Does he agree that it is not just ...; David Amess | 556 c994 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. The media cover absolute trivia, yet there is no coverage a...; David Burrowes | 556 c994 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Nigel Evans | 556 c994 (Link to this contribution)
Mr Burrowes has permission from the mover of the debate and the Minister to make a short contribu...; David Burrowes | 556 cc994-5 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon.—and dear—Friend the Member for Southend West (Mr Amess) on securing this i...; David Lidington | 556 cc995-6 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Mr Amess) for securing this debate ...; Jim Shannon | 556 c996 (Link to this contribution)
We are talking about the Muslim order of Islamic guidance—I believe that is what it calls itself....; David Lidington | 556 c996 (Link to this contribution)
There is no doubt in my mind that deliberate and systematic persecution of Christians takes place...; David Amess | 556 c997 (Link to this contribution)
I just want to make something very clear to my right hon. Friend, although I do not want to sour ...; David Lidington | 556 cc997-8 (Link to this contribution)
That is not something over which the Government of the United Kingdom have control. Iran is a mem...
Subjects: Human rights Iraq Political prisoners United Nations Religious freedom Torture Iran Christianity
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Human Rights: Iran

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