Lord (David) Alton

Have joined with other parliamentarians in writing to @Keir_Starmer challenging use of top grade agricultural land for solar panels. UK is the world's 3rd largest food importer. 100,000 acres of arable land is lost annually. Food Security & National Security go hand in hand.

Following a report by Dame @RachaelDsouza I asked Minister @MaeveSherlock what action can be taken to tackle significant levels of child poverty in the U.K. Reply in @UKParliament:

Nigeria: Replies in @UKParliament that fail to recognise the role of Jihadist ideology in driving appalling carnage cause incredulity. It’s completely at variance with first hand accounts from those on the ground & in the line of fire @Lord_Collins @APPGFoRB @JimShannonMP

2 important replies from @HFalconerMP Minister for Pakistan about persecution of Sikh,Christian & Hindu minorities-including forced marriages & conversions & the troubling situation in Parachinar. UK aid must champion minorities & FoRB. @APPGFoRB @APPGPakMin @JavaidRehman

Peers have a duty to scrutinise the flawed assisted suicide bill - Politics.co.uk @Tanni_GT @BnsJaneCampbell @DamianHinds @StephanieFraser @frankcottrell_b @kesleeman @CarolUHS @dsnorthnorth @russrook @Live_Die_Well @ShabanaMahmood @thelizcarr - politics.co.uk/comment/2025/0…

Africa:the biggest UK cuts are support for children's education & women's health.That’s shocking. Gov.should have asked us-the public-to gift aid whatever we can afford & match it pound for pound. In desperate situations "Women & children first"Not last.  bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Great pleasure to join my @HumanRightsCtte colleague @alexsobel to meet with members of the Rada - the Ukrainian 🇺🇦 Parliament - and to discuss how to bring to justice those responsible for war crimes, including the forced abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children

As @UKParliament summer Recess approaches I was asked by Publishers Association to recommend a book to colleagues for summer reading.I chose Dominion:the making of the Western mind by @holland_tom 30 choices by Members @HouseofCommons & @UKHouseofLords at publishers.org.uk/publications/s…

Why I oppose proposals to allow abortion up to birth and assisted suicide.  conservativewoman.co.uk/my-fellow-peer