Results 1-20 of 42 for speaker:Lord Stone of Blackheath

Ethical and Sustainable Fashion — Question for Short Debate (19 March 2013)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, perhaps because of our society's destructive obsession with speed and short-termism, fashion is often neither ethical nor sustainable. In many fields we fail to consider the long-term effects of what we do: in politics, it is the next term's votes; in the media, it is weekly ratings; in business, it is tomorrow's share prices; and in fashion, consumers want today's new look. At...

Israel and Palestine — Question for Short Debate (7 February 2013)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, elected leaders everywhere are politically limited. Consequently, they refrain from taking brave initiatives and yes, it is the role of responsible civil societies to engage with like-minded people across the region-to present new ideas, to develop worthwhile collaborative projects, to educate and together create hope for the next generation. I want to use my time by listing briefly...

Health: Neglected Tropical Diseases — Question for Short Debate (30 January 2013)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, my involvement in this area has come about from chairing DIPEx, an online health charity. We publish videos and audio interviews conducted over 10 years of qualitative research into people's personal experiences of illness by a brilliant team of academics at Green Templeton College, Oxford. Our website, healthtalkonline, was featured last week in the Times as number two in the top...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: International Law and Rights (20 November 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 10 October (WA 419), what further reports they are preparing on children's rights and international law.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: International Law and Rights (20 November 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 10 October (WA 419), what proportion of the cost of the report was met by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; which organisations paid for the remainder; and how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office selects organisations to co-fund its reports.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: International Law and Rights (10 October 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford (HL1730), and in the light of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office-funded report Children in Military Custody published in June 2012, what other work they have undertaken in the past 10 years to conduct evaluative analyses of law and practice as they affect children in countries or regions around the...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: International Law and Rights (24 September 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have undertaken in the past 10 years to conduct evaluative analyses of law and practice as they affect children in countries or regions around the world by reference to the standards of international law and international children's rights.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: International Law and Rights (6 August 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work they have undertaken in the past 10 years to conduct evaluative analyses of law and practice as they affect children in countries or regions around the world by reference to the standards of international law and international children’s rights. [HL1730]

British Council: Funding — Question for Short Debate (19 July 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, I declare a specific interest: I chair DIPEx, an Oxford-based charity. We are currently internationalising ourselves, and this is my theme. Last month, in a debate on the voluntary sector, I proposed to Her Majesty's Government that they may wish to create a hub in the United Kingdom that would encourage and support other established British charities and social enterprises to...

Middle East: Recent Developments — Motion to Take Note (13 July 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, in such a region of turmoil, where horrible events have occurred and people are suppressed, maimed and killed in countries as widespread as Syria, Egypt and Iran, people often tend, as my noble friend Lord Haskel said, to ignore any positives but take sides and lay blame on one side or another. Perhaps it is useful to condemn but this should not be one-sided vilification. If one...

Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise — Motion to Take Note (21 June 2012)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, I declare a specific interest in this field. I chair DIPEx, an Oxford-based charity. We are currently internationalising ourselves and I will cite this as an example later. I propose to Her Majesty's Government that they may wish to create a hub in the United Kingdom that would encourage and support other established British charities and social enterprises to internationalise...

Building Stability Overseas Strategy — Debate (6 October 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, for this debate and for her ever-present energy and smile in the House. I recall debating here as early as 1999 the idea of detecting areas of potential conflict. Then we suggested devising a plan for more subtle, non-military interventions before, or even during, a conflict and certainly after a conflict. In fact, more than 10...

Multiculturalism: Interfaith Dialogue — Question for Short Debate (8 September 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, an increasing number of people are now describing themselves as spiritual, but not necessarily religious. They are able to see the spirituality in all faiths, and in the traditions of the East, and in the new scientific models of the universe. This new cultural approach is welcoming of diversity, inclusive and holistic. In the past year I have witnessed this at a meditation of...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Anti-social Behaviour (26 April 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what cost savings are anticipated as a result of their proposed changes to anti-social behaviour measures. To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will measure the effectiveness of their proposed changes to anti-social behaviour tools.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Dangerous Dogs (26 April 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the likely impact on ownership of dangerous dogs of the proposed changes to anti-social behaviour measures.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Dangerous Dogs (26 April 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will report on the consultation on dangerous dogs that closed in 2010.

Libya — Motion to Take Note (1 April 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, as a follow-on to that, I propose to the House something which may seem too wide and long term for this debate, but it is a proposal that would give hope to civilians in the region if we begin to take it seriously now. Since our previous debate on the Middle East, in which I spoke briefly about the work of Moon Valley in the West Bank, I have been approached, because of what I said...

Middle East and North Africa — Motion to Take Note (11 February 2011)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, it is a privilege to be able to listen to the variety of wisdoms in this House. I do not speak very often, so in my 10 minutes, I intend to offer the House some positive solutions to the situation in the Middle East, the world food shortage, health inequalities, universal education and global climate change. I should declare five interests in Egypt, the West Bank and Jerusalem. In...

Climate Change: Copenhagen Conference — Debate (14 January 2010)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, I was urged to call this debate by warm, caring and sensitive friends and Members of this House who said that, even if this is not my area of expertise, what was needed now was a natural optimism and a tendency towards co-operation, collaboration and conflict resolution. It has been that kind of debate, and it will lift spirits. I am so grateful for all the knowledgeable, pertinent,...

Climate Change: Copenhagen Conference — Debate (14 January 2010)

Lord Stone of Blackheath: My Lords, early in December, colleagues involved in climate change issues were telling me that they doubted that Copenhagen would resolve the problems. They said that the concluding agreement would fall short of what was needed and that the overwhelming effect would be disappointing. That is why I asked for this debate then, not because I feel expert in this field as there are giants in...