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India: Persecution of Minority Groups

Debate on Tuesday, 12 January 2021, in the House of Commons, led by Jim Shannon. The answering member was Nigel Adams.
Motion, That this House has considered the matter of persecution of Muslims, Christians and minority groups in India. Agreed to on question.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
687 cc53-76WH 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Persecution of Muslims, Christians and minority groups in India
Monday, 11 January 2021
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Proceeding contributions
Laurence Robertson | 687 c53WH (Link to this contribution)

I remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practice in order to support th...

Jim Shannon | 687 cc53-5WH (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the matter of persecution of Muslims, Christi...


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Gregory Campbell | 687 c55WH (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend and colleagues on their campaigning—we have all campaigned—on matte...

Jim Shannon | 687 cc55-8WH (Link to this contribution)

I wholeheartedly accept my hon. Friend’s intervention. The spokesperson for the Scots Nats Party,...

Edward Leigh | 687 cc58-61WH (Link to this contribution)

We should congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on ensuring that we had the d...

Barry Gardiner | 687 c61WH (Link to this contribution)

Before I begin, I want to say that I resent having to come here this morning. I also resent the f...

Edward Leigh | 687 c61WH (Link to this contribution)

Will the hon. Gentleman allow me?

Barry Gardiner | 687 c62WH (Link to this contribution)

I shall refer to the right hon. Gentleman’s remarks later, but at this point I will continue to m...

Jim Shannon | 687 c62WH (Link to this contribution)

I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman is trying to make, but what has unfortunately not ...

Barry Gardiner | 687 c63WH (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making his points so clearly. Let me try to address them....

Laurence Robertson | 687 c64WH (Link to this contribution)

Before I call the next speaker, I ask the three next speakers to limit their speeches to five min...

Theresa Villiers | 687 cc64-5WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate, Mr Robertson. India i...

Naz Shah | 687 cc65-6WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the hon. Member f...

Stephen Timms | 687 cc66-8WH (Link to this contribution)

There is an indivisible historic bond that we have been reminded of between the UK and India. Ind...

David Linden | 687 c68WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for Stra...

Barry Gardiner | 687 c68WH (Link to this contribution)

I do not doubt for a moment that we should be engaged in foreign affairs, and we have the right t...

David Linden | 687 cc68-70WH (Link to this contribution)

I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman, and that is a point that I will echo later in my spee...

Stephen Kinnock | 687 cc70-2WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I would like to start by congrat...

Nigel Adams | 687 cc72-3WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I am grateful to the hon. Member...

David Linden | 687 c73WH (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way and have a huge amount of respect for him, but can h...

Nigel Adams | 687 cc73-5WH (Link to this contribution)

Absolutely. The hon. Member is right to raise this. There is a real opportunity, when that trip g...

Nigel Adams | 687 c75WH (Link to this contribution)

I am conscious that I have to give the hon. Member for Strangford a couple of minutes at the end ...

Jim Shannon | 687 c75WH (Link to this contribution)

I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their heartfelt contributions, some of which I would ...

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