Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 February 2026

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My Lords, in addition to the health concerns of Imran Khan, the Pakistan Government also prosecuted and sentenced many opposition figures who demonstrated against the Government, and there is significant worry about the extent of the state capture of the Pakistan economy by the military. In the UK-Pakistan trade dialogue that was announced in July last year, there was, regrettably, no reference to human rights. Can the Minister reassure the House that we are recognising human rights as a critical part of our trading relationship, and that we are not offering preferential market access to the very military enterprises that are committing human rights abuses?

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