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Science and Treaties (S&T Report) (3 Feb 2005)

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...quite as valid today. In particular, our science work does inform policy on climate change. It is designed to do exactly that and we believe it is making real progress. I was very grateful to my noble friend Lord Hunt of Chesterton for acknowledging this effort. In February 2004 the Foreign Office launched a year-long campaign in North America to highlight the United Kingdom's science and...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Kosovo: Unauthorised Weapons (27 Oct 2003)

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...weapons only since 1999. UNMIK receives an average of five WAC applications per week. 35 WACs have been issued to date in 2003. A further 26,000 weapon registration cards (WRC) have been issued for hunting and recreational weapons only. There are currently 7,000 outstanding WRC applications. The UN Development Programme estimates that at present there are approximately 400,000 illegal...

Iraq (26 Feb 2003)

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...-German proposal to strengthen the inspections? The problem is not the lack of capacity by the inspectors; it is the lack of will from Saddam Hussein. The inspectors' role is not one of detectives hunting for clues, but one of verifying Iraqi compliance. The noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, was entirely right, as was my noble friend Lord Clinton-Davis. The Franco-German proposals will...

International Terrorism (14 Sep 2001)

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...we are witnessing the courage and determination of the American people and their government in response to these terrorist atrocities. We have offered them our full backing in their efforts to hunt down the terrorists and hold to account those who harbour them, give them aid and make possible their barbaric acts. Here, in our own country, many are waiting, perhaps with fading hope, for...