Deputy
Conservative
House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
27/06/2018 - Monitoring Monitors urge Turkey to lift state of emergency 05/04/2018 - Monitoring Turkey monitors express ‘serious concerns’ ahead of 2019 elections 27/03/2018 - Monitoring Turkey: monitoring visit by PACE co-rapporteurs 31/01/2018 - Monitoring Co-rapporteurs for Turkey call for the release of the AI Turkey Chair, concerned about new arrests 07/07/2017 - Monitoring Turkey: co-rapporteurs ask for immediate release of arrested human rights defenders
03/10/2019 | 15:41:27 Thank you very much, Madame President. Can I just start today, though, by saying, on behalf of the British delegation, how deeply saddened we are by the news coming out of Paris today, with the murder of four police officers. I know that every parliamentarian here at the Council of Europe will stand shoulder to shoulder with the police force of France, the people of Paris, and the people of France, today, as they grieve their loss. Can I say that I support the vast majority of what Mr... 24/06/2019 | 19:40:54 Thank you very much, Madam President. I've been a member of this organisation for a few years, but rarely have I heard such a powerful debate from so many people from all over the Council of Europe countries - particularly those who've experienced some of the aggression from Russia. And they speak with authority and they speak with experience and they speak with passion. Those who've had parts of their country partitioned or occupied, those who reflect on the shooting down of MH17 with almost... 11/04/2019 | 17:45:04 I thank the rapporteur for her excellent report. It must have been quite stressful to visit the camps and see the appalling conditions in which thousands of people – innocent people – are living. I will take up the message of Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ from Switzerland: unless we get to the root causes of these problems, they will simply continue and indeed get worse. That seems to be the situation on the particular Greek islands that we are talking about, specifically Lesbos, on which Moria is...
22/01/2019 | Doc. 14812 | Report The worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what can be done to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State? 20/01/2009 | Doc. 11790 | Report Growing food and fuel
27/06/2019 | Doc. 14931 | Motion for a resolution Initiating Assembly contacts with the Somaliland Parliament, with a view to its possible eventual Partnership for Democracy with the Assembly 25/06/2019 | Doc. 14920 | Motion for a resolution Humanitarian and legal assistance to victims of gross violations of human rights and the right to reparations 20/05/2019 | Doc. 14891 | Motion for a resolution Election observation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the monitoring procedure 04/05/2018 | Doc. 14473 | Written declaration Iran protests 27/04/2018 | Doc. 14552 | Written declaration Justice and democracy for Iran
03/10/2019 | Doc. 14971, vote on the draft text for resolution Saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea: the need for an urgent response 01/10/2019 | Doc. 14958, vote on the draft text for resolution Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe 01/10/2019 | Doc. 14958, vote on the draft text for recommendation Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach