Results 1-20 of 8,523 for speaker:Lord Steel of Aikwood
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Israel (18 March 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 26 February (WA 302), what action they propose to ensure that cosmetics produced in settlements are not sold in the United Kingdom labelled as originating in Israel.
- House of Lords: Membership — Motion to Agree (28 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: My Lords, I beg to move formally the substantive Motion as amended and, in doing so, would say simply that the House has spoken very clearly, which I hope will strengthen the hand of the Leader of the House in future discussions with the Government.
- House of Lords: Membership — Motion to Agree (28 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: If that is right, I accept the correction, but the basic principle is correct. Members have not retired; they have simply got leave of absence. That is the point I make. It is technically correct to say that the Bill does not reduce the numbers in the House, but that is not a valid point. What it does is to give this House the statutory authority that the original report, by the noble Lord,...
- House of Lords: Membership — Motion to Agree (28 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: My Lords, I want to make it clear at the beginning that it is my intention to accept the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. I have listened carefully to Members in all parts of the House and I think it would be more constructive to have a debate on the three issues set out in that amendment than to have a rather arid discussion about the royal prerogative and...
- House of Lords: Membership — Motion to Agree (28 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: We ended up having quite a lengthy and amicable telephone call on the subject on Monday evening. But I am afraid I have to report to the House that I failed in my powers of persuasion. The nearest concession that I got from the Deputy Prime Minister was that he would have further discussion with our Leader, the noble Lord, Lord Hill, and I understand that that is going to happen. I hope very...
- Dr David Livingstone — Question (27 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr David Livingstone.
- Dr David Livingstone — Question (27 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: My Lords, I thank my noble friend most warmly for that Answer. Is he aware that, in view of David Livingstone's reputation as a missionary, an explorer and, above all, a campaigner against the slave trade, commemorations will take place next month in Zambia, Tanzania and especially in Malawi? Will he tell the House whether there are any activities planned in Scotland itself, apart from the...
- Tibet — Question (26 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: Does the Minister, having read the report to which she has kindly referred, recognise that in the three years since, two important things have happened? One is that there was a change of leadership in China; the second is that the Dalai Lama has given up his political role as head of the Tibetan Government in exile. Therefore, would she and her colleagues try to encourage the Chinese...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Israel (26 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of each of the recommendations in the report Trading Away Peace: How Europe Helps Sustain Illegal Israeli Settlements, published in October 2012.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Western Sahara (26 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 5 February (WA 55), whether ministers will also meet representatives of the Polisario Front to discuss Western Sahara.
- House of Lords: Reform — Question (6 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: Is the Leader of the House aware that following consultations with the Chief Whip, and as he rightly advised me, I postponed the Motion that I was to bring forward stopping further introductions until 28 February, which is the day before my Bill is next due to be blocked by the government Whips in the House of Commons. It would helpful if he, I and others could use the intervening time to...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Chagos Islands (5 February 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision on 15 January of the Court of Arbitration at The Hague challenging their 2009 declaration of a marine protected area around the Chagos Islands; and what steps they will take to pursue a resolution of the matter with the government of Mauritius.
- Business of the House — Motion on Standing Orders (31 January 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: My Lords, perhaps I may ask a couple of questions about this Motion, because it refers to starting next Thursday, 7 February. As noble Lords may be aware, I have tabled a Motion, which appears at the top of the Order Paper for debate that day, that, "this House resolves that no introductions of new Peers shall take place until the recommendations in paragraphs 36, 47, 57, 63, and 67 of the...
- Business of the House — Motion on Standing Orders (31 January 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: Before the Leader of the House answers, perhaps I may reply to him on the question of tabling the Motion. As he knows, I wanted originally to table an amendment to this Motion today, but I thought that would be unfair because the House had no notice of it. There is a better opportunity next week. So I hope that he will acquit me of any discourtesy on that point. Secondly, as regards the point...
- Railways: High Speed Rail — Statement (28 January 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: My Lords, there was one slightly opaque sentence in the Statement, which otherwise I welcomed. It referred to consultations with the Scottish Government. Might I persuade the Minister to enlarge a little on that? The last thing we want is a good, high-speed service as far as the north of England and then second-rate ones thereafter.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Winter Fuel Payments (23 January 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in the 40% income tax bracket received the winter fuel allowance in (1) 2011, and (2) 2012. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people in the 40% income tax bracket currently in receipt of (1) free bus passes, and (2) free television licences.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Diego Garcia (21 January 2013)
Lord Steel of Aikwood: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any plans to start discussions with the Government of the United States concerning the renewal of the Diego Garcia lease due in 2016.