Results 1-20 of 273 for speaker:Lord Williams of Elvel
- European Defence Agency — Question (23 October 2012)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, are the Government seriously considering withdrawal from the EDA? Is that one of the options under review?
- Defence Equipment and Support — Statement (17 July 2012)
Lord Williams of Elvel: The Minister said that he wants to consult as widely as possible. What form will that consultation take? We have had a Statement and a number of questions to which there are, apparently, no answers because the Minister says he has not been briefed. Will there be a Green Paper? Will there be a debate? What are the answers? It is a sad day in this House when we have a Minister saying, "I am...
- Justice and Security Bill [HL]: Second Reading (19 June 2012)
Lord Williams of Elvel: The noble Lord will be aware that members of the Armed Forces have come into our Gallery. As I understand it, this is not a military coup, but we should welcome them in attending our debate.
- Falkland Islands — Statement (13 June 2012)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, the Minister said that the Government were not anxious to involve other Governments in the Falklands problem, which I quite understand, but is that altogether wise? The European Union has a treaty obligation to defend trade from EU countries, wherever it occurs. As I understand it, it has taken a very dim view of the Argentine nationalisation of Repsol. I believe that the Foreign...
- Energy: Wind Farms — Question for Short Debate (9 November 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, the House will be most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for introducing this subject and for concentrating on the theme of localism, which I want to follow up on because it is vitally important. It is a matter that has got slightly confused over the years. Let me start with TAN 8, which the noble Lord introduced us to. TAN 8 went through a consultation process, a...
- Companion to the Standing Orders — Question (25 October 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask the Leader of the House who is responsible for ensuring that the provisions of the Companion to the Standing Orders are respected.
- Companion to the Standing Orders — Question (25 October 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord the Leader of the House for that response. I am sure that he is absolutely right, but is he aware that during the passage of the Armed Forces Bill, at Report, the usual channels managed to stitch up a deal apparently in order to avoid Divisions at Report of that Bill, and postpone them to Third Reading? The deal transgressed not only the letter but...
- Armed Forces Bill: Report (4 October 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My noble friend has made the extraordinary statement that it has been agreed between the usual channels that votes should be taken not on Report but at Third Reading. There is clear guidance in the Companion to the Standing Orders that matters that are decided or fully debated on Report or earlier should not be raised at Third Reading. Perhaps the government Chief Whip, or whoever is in...
- Wind Turbines (Minimum Distance from Residential Premises) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (10 June 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: Does the noble Lord recognise, as the noble Lord, Lord Reay, said, that a massive number of people have signed a petition in Wales against TAN 8, more than have signed any other petition to the Assembly? Does he also recognise that the other evening 2,000 people went to a village hall in mid-Wales to protest against an application for a wind farm? That is local response.
- Wind Turbines (Minimum Distance from Residential Premises) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (10 June 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Reay, for introducing this Bill and for the way he set out his stall-if I may put it like that-with clarity and persuasiveness. On the whole I agree with what he said, but there are two major problems with wind turbines. One is to do with noise, and the other is visibility. The noise point has been satisfactorily illustrated by the noble...
- Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Committee (7th Day) (28 February 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, I do not wish to detain your Lordships with other matters, but I should like to ask the Minister about my noble friend Lord Clark's question on the cumulative 15 per cent, which was followed up by my noble friend Lord Judd. My understanding of the Minister's reply was that it was a question of the interpretation of the Forestry Act. I have always assumed that the Government, who are...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Sport: Cricket (25 January 2011)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 19 October 2010 (HL Deb, cols 760-1), whether they have proposals for the eradication of corruption from international cricket; and, if so, when those proposals will be brought forward.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Planning (9 December 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Natural England have satisfied the provisions of Section 3 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 to consult such bodies as have an interest in planning application DCNW2008/1289/F to Herefordshire County Council.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Planning (9 December 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the response of Natural England to planning application DCNW2008/1289/F to Herefordshire County Council is consistent with its obligations under Section 2 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 on conserving and enhancing the landscape.
- Piracy: Operation Atalanta (EUC Report): Motion to Take Note (10 November 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Jopling, not least because I usually agree with what he says, perhaps because his wife and my wife are members of the same book group. Leaving aside that rather frivolous comment, he has made very good points. This is a very opportune debate, not least because of the renewal of the Atalanta mandate. I want to concentrate...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Sport: Gambling (3 November 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there have been prosecutions in the United Kingdom relating to gambling on sporting events; and whether such prosecutions were brought under laws relating to conspiracy.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: International Cricket Council (2 November 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom courts have any jurisdiction over decisions by the International Cricket Council which affect United Kingdom citizens.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Sport: Gambling (1 November 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for controlling gambling on events during the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Sport: Conspiracy (28 October 2010)
Lord Williams of Elvel: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the law relating to conspiracy is adequate to deal with collusion between sportsmen and women and betting agents.