Results 1-16 of 16 for hunting speaker:Baroness Amos

Commonwealth (17 Nov 2005)

Baroness Amos: ...at CHOGM. The Secretary-General will present a paper to the heads of state and government. It is likely to recommend that CPTM is brought more closely into the Commonwealth family. My noble friend Lord Hunt of Chesterton raised the important issue of culture and referred to the importance of the welcome that we give to scholars coming to the United Kingdom from Commonwealth countries....

Business of the House: Grand Committee Motion (19 Oct 2005)

Baroness Amos: My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the following Motion be referred to a Grand Committee: The Lord Hunt of Chesterton—To move, That the Grand Committee do consider the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2042). [8th Report from the Merits Committee].—(Baroness Amos.)

Business of the House: Debate this Day (28 Oct 2004)

Baroness Amos: ...Question for the lunch break. It attracted so many speakers that Back-Benchers would have been restricted to just two minutes each. As it happened, the usual channels realised yesterday that the Hunting Bill might finish early. They therefore agreed, as a complete one-off, to turn the Question into a Motion to be taken after the Bill with a two and a half hour time limit. If agreed to,...

Disaster Reduction: Kobe Conference (19 Oct 2004)

Baroness Amos: My Lords, my noble friend Lord Hunt is right; there are limited arrangements for the exchange of information. One of the things that we will be seeking to do at the conference is to promote the findings of the DfID commissioned scoping study which contains recommendations on a range of issues that can contribute to a more effective international response to tackling disaster risk reduction.

Business of the House: Debate this Day (23 Jun 2004)

Baroness Amos: My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the debate on the Motion in the name of the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath set down for today shall be limited to five hours.—(Baroness Amos.)

Development Aid (21 Jan 2004)

Baroness Amos: ...Commonwealth Office and DfID; our work on aid effectiveness with the Treasury and the sustainable development agenda with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. My noble friend Lord Hunt asked me specifically about the nature of inter-departmental reviews on poverty. I can say to him that where we have joint targets these reviews take place. In a speech in Chicago in...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Government Bills: Committee Stages in each House (3 Nov 2003)

Baroness Amos: ... 35 hrs 16 hrs Finance negatived 68 hrs +Fire Services 11 hrs 5 hrs +Health (Wales) 2 hrs 6 hrs Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) 39 hrs 53 hrs Hunting not completed 81 hrs Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) negatived 3 hrs Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) negatived 1 hr Licensing 31 hrs 43 hrs +Local Government...

African Development Strategies (15 Oct 2003)

Baroness Amos: .... The noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso, referred to Zimbabwe. That situation must be resolved, but we do not see Zimbabwe as a test case for peer review. I must answer two specific questions from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, on sustainable development. Our policy is to integrate environmental issues into broader support for government financial and planning systems in...

Africa (21 May 2003)

Baroness Amos: ...for International Development has funded an NGO in South Africa to communicate NePAD ideas and principles to NGOs in South Africa, as part of the process of communicating ideas. My noble friend Lord Hunt of Chesterton raised the issue of the environment. Environmental issues are part of sustainable development and part of our fight against poverty. We are engaged through international...

International Development (8 Jul 2002)

Baroness Amos: ...in many developing countries. The noble Earl made a very important point about the political role of NGOs. We shall, of course, need to consider that in the long term. I agree with my noble friend Lord Hunt that we in the developed world also have a responsibility to ensure that we have effective controls so that our businesses do not act corruptly. We must also ensure that our financial...

Natural Disasters (27 May 2002)

Baroness Amos: My Lords, as I said to my noble friend Lord Hunt of Chesterton, we are considering ways of promoting co-ordination through the United Nations system. The noble Lord will be aware that, so far as possible, we try not to set up parallel structures or new funds but endeavour to make the existing mechanisms work as well as possible. We are not considering trying to set up a new fund in this...

Sub-Saharan Africa (30 Jan 2002)

Baroness Amos: ...continuation of conflict. If the noble Lord will permit, I shall write to him about Victor Bout. The noble Lord, Lord Holme, asked about the World Summit on Sustainable Development and my noble friend Lord Hunt spoke about a range of environmental initiatives that have received little media attention. Environmental issues are critical and our priorities for the WSSD encapsulate all three...

International Development Bill [H.L.] (16 Jul 2001)

Baroness Amos: ...it has ratified the convention, will be provided only where the circumstances justify it. I hope that that reassures my noble friend Lord Brennan. Amendment No. 27, tabled by my noble friend Lord Hunt, would require the Secretary of State to ensure that in funding third parties the effectiveness of their contribution towards poverty reduction is regularly monitored and made public. I can...

International Development Bill [H.L.] (16 Jul 2001)

Baroness Amos: ...may respond to a crisis. It could require a layer of bureaucracy that would add not value but delay DfID's approval of proposals. Amendment No. 14, tabled by my noble friends Lord Judd and Lord Hunt and by the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, seeks to define in the Bill the terms on which humanitarian assistance should be provided--specifically, that it should be provided to victims without...

International Development Bill [H.L.] (2 Jul 2001)

Baroness Amos: ...allow the Government's efforts to contribute to the elimination of poverty in middle income countries and in countries in transition. I wish to make two further general points. My noble friend Lord Hunt of Chesterton made a plea for government departments to report on activities which contribute to the international development agenda. We are taking a more proactive and integrated approach...

Global Poverty (7 Feb 2001)

Baroness Amos: ...the right reverend Prelate that our relationships with NGOs are particularly important to our work. The noble Viscount, Lord Brookeborough, raised the question of co-ordination during disasters. My noble friend Lord Hunt of Chesterton also raised the issue of disasters. Our strategic partnership with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is strengthening the capacity...