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Syria — Statement (20 May 2013)

Baroness Warsi: My Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord for being so supportive. The Opposition have been incredibly supportive of the various initiatives that we have brought before this House and the other place, and in terms of the many briefings that have been given to individual Ministers. I will try to address some of the specific issues that he raised. None of the options is without risk. This is an...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (5th Day) (15 May 2013) See 4 other results from this debate

Lord Hussain: My Lords, I strongly believe in the United Kingdom Government’s overseas development budget, which is making a huge difference to the lives of millions of people around the world. It helps in reducing poverty, addressing dire medical needs, providing nutrition, combating deadly diseases such as TB, malaria and AIDS, empowering women and tackling radicalisation in many parts of the...

Economic Growth (15 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

David Rutley: The Queen’s Speech sets out a positive agenda—one that shows that Government Members are supporting hard-working people who want to get on in life and working to boost our national competitiveness to build the foundations for much needed sustainable economic growth. The draft Deregulation Bill rightly focuses on reducing the bureaucratic burden faced by all too many businesses. It...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Petrol Prices (15 May 2013)

Edward Davey: I thank the right hon. Lady for her reply. May I make it absolutely clear to her and the House that we take the allegations extremely seriously? If it turns out that hard-pressed motorists and consumers have been hit in the pocket by the manipulation of markets, the full force of the law should come down upon those responsible. Let there be no doubt about that. However, I am surprised that...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013)

Lord Redesdale: My Lords, I start by welcoming the maiden speech of my noble friend Lord Ridley. He is not in his place, but I was most impressed by the fact that his sons spent more time in the Chamber than many other Peers have managed—a number of hours. I welcome him particularly because he is a neighbour of mine in Northumberland. I miss his father, who was a great friend of the red squirrel in...

Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (13 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe: My Lords, I join with other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Lane-Fox of Soho, on a splendid maiden speech that was delivered with grace and feeling. I look forward very much to hearing more such contributions from her. There was one piece of very good news in the gracious Speech. The Intellectual Property Bill will provide a new exemption within the Freedom of...

Hezbollah (9 May 2013)

Michael McCann: First, in the interests of transparency, I place on record the fact that I am one of the vice-chairs of Labour Friends of Israel. I am pleased that we are having this important debate today; it presents a timely opportunity to discuss the nefarious role of Hezbollah in the middle east and beyond. This organisation is aggravating the current situation in Syria, creating instability in Lebanon...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)

Andrew Mitchell: The hon. Lady is right to flag up the importance of that work, supported as she says by many of the organisations that stand up for human rights in difficult situations around the world. I have mentioned US leadership. On Israel and Palestine, which continues to pollute the well of international opinion and good will, such leadership is essential. No time is easier for an American president...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (1st Day) (8 May 2013)

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: My Lords, I wish on behalf of the Opposition to give my thanks to Her Majesty the Queen for delivering the gracious Speech. However, I am not so sure that I can extend the same courtesy for the content of the gracious Speech to the Government Benches that produced it. Before I turn to the Government’s legislative programme, as set out in the gracious Speech, it is a great pleasure to...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: General Affairs/Foreign Affairs/Defence Foreign Affairs Councils (25 April 2013)

David Lidington: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and I attended the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Luxembourg on 22 April. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Defence (Dr Murrison), who is responsible for international security strategy, attended the Defence Foreign Affairs Council (Defence FAC) and...

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Part 2 — Devolution of Wales Long Haul Rates of Duty (18 April 2013)

Angus MacNeil: I am sure the hon. Gentleman will be patient. He is usually a patient man, and I am sure he can display some patience now. The chief executive of the UK Airport Operators Association, Darren Caplan, recently said: “Our eye-wateringly high levels of APD already mean we pay the highest passenger tax on flying in the world—and this is not disputed by anyone in Government.” The...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: General Affairs, Foreign Affairs, and Defence Foreign Affairs Councils (18 April 2013)

David Lidington: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and I will attend the General Affairs Council (GAC) on 22 April. My right hon. Friend the Minister for International Security Strategy will attend the Defence Foreign Affairs Council and the European Defence Agency steering board on 22 and 23 April. These meetings...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Sri Lanka (18 April 2013)

Alistair Burt: The British Government is aware of the BBC's decision to suspend broadcasts on the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). According to the BBC statement made on 26 March, this decision followed 'continued interruption and interference of BBC Tamil programming on SLBC'. We are concerned at reports of interference with programming, and consider the provision of impartial news to be very...

Finance (No. 2) Bill (15 April 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Catherine McKinnell: We have had a surprisingly good debate despite what was, frankly, a disappointing and lacklustre Budget. I use the word “surprisingly”, because the lacklustre nature of the Budget was no more evident than in the opening speech made by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. Hon. Members on both sides of the House have powerfully put the case for securing growth in our economy,...

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Overseas Visitors (15 April 2013)

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Glen Watson, dated April 2013 As Director General for the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to improve...

Tributes to Baroness Thatcher (10 April 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Alok Sharma: It is a great honour to speak in this debate paying tribute to Baroness Thatcher. Many colleagues have spoken with great eloquence about their personal experiences of Baroness Thatcher and her kindness. I did not know her personally and that is my personal loss. However, she was an inspiration to my family, my parents and me. My father often remarked that Margaret Thatcher was not just the...

Death of a Member: Baroness Thatcher — Tributes (10 April 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Lord Wilson of Dinton: My Lords, I add my own tributes to the wealth of tributes which we have heard today-not, of course, at a political level, but as an official who served the Prime Minister, Mrs Thatcher, for three years, from 1987 to 1990, as head of her domestic and economic secretariat under the noble Lord, Lord Armstrong, and then under the noble Lord, Lord Butler. It was period of extraordinary and rapid...

Bee Health (26 March 2013)

Sarah Newton: The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. I know, for example, that last year beekeepers in Cornwall, like beekeepers all over the country, had to feed their bees in the hives because of the appalling weather. Where we have bees in managed colonies, that is fine, but the wild bees and solitary bees are not receiving that sort of care and attention, and they will be even worse affected by...

Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments (25 March 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord McNally: My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to what has been a very thoughtful debate. I should perhaps start with the intervention by the noble Lord, Lord Black, because I am not sure whether it was the case for the defence or a warning of battles to come. He said that Lord Justice Leveson was as immune from being criticised as Florence Nightingale. I would have...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (25 March 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Naomi Long: All of us who sat in the Chamber throughout last week’s Budget statement will be acutely aware of the context in which this debate is taking place. Global economic conditions remain extremely challenging and the impact on the UK economy has led to the downgrading of many of last year’s Budget predictions. The people we represent, who listened to the statement outside this place,...