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[Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] — First World War Commemoration (11 June 2013)

Hugh Robertson: ...right to talk about the role of the National Archives. The process of discovery that can be facilitated by it for individuals, families and communities will be a key part of the period of remembrance. He could not be more right about the role of our allies in other Commonwealth countries. To be honest, that had not really dawned on me until a visit to Australia, when I was looking at...

Death of a Member: Baroness Thatcher — Tributes (10 April 2013)

Lord King of Bridgwater: ...we sought to ensure that the Anglo-Irish agreement would bring benefits to Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. I will refer to an event that noble Lords may remember: the bomb outrage at the Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen. The event shocked everybody in Northern Ireland, right across the communities. It was a really difficult time when the confidence that one needed to...

[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Munitions Workers (26 March 2013)

Huw Irranca-Davies: ..., bringing together the sources of information on munitions workers. Last year, for the first time there were 18 positions reserved for munitions workers on the march to the Cenotaph as part of Remembrance Sunday; they came from all around the country. However, that still leaves outstanding some form of individual memorial—a badge, a ribbon or a medal—and I say to the Minister...

First World War Centenary (13 March 2013)

Damian Collins: ...rediscovered through the project. Such projects are an important way to mark the centenary. The Heritage Lottery Fund is making funds available for community projects across the country to support remembrance and the education of new generations about the sacrifices of the war. The Prime Minister said in his speech last year at the Imperial War museum that funds were being made available...

First World War: Centenary — Question for Short Debate (4 March 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Baroness Flather: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clark of Windermere, for giving me this opportunity to say a few personal words about 1914. When I was Mayor of Windsor, I had to lay a wreath on Remembrance Sunday. On that occasion, I was asked by a councillor, "Does Remembrance Sunday mean anything to you?". That is my point: there are still educated people in this country who do not realise how much...

Army Career Offices (Wales) (13 February 2013)

Chris Evans: ...’s most famous battles, including the defiant stand at Rorke’s Drift during the Zulu war in 1879, when it was the 24th Regiment of Foot. Anyone who finds themselves in a town centre on Remembrance Sunday will see young and old come together to honour our( )war dead. They will know of the very special link between Wales and our( )armed forces. If further evidence of that link...

BTEC (Public Uniformed Services) (6 February 2013)

Andrew Murrison: ...the UK, our cadets are the only presence in military uniform. Most of us who represent constituencies will be well aware of the activities of our cadets locally. We see them, particularly on parade on Remembrance Sunday. I am very pleased to note, in my capacity as the Prime Minister’s special representative for the commemoration of the great war, that they are already limbering up...

Bill Presented — Marriage (Same Sex Couples): Holocaust Memorial Day (24 January 2013)

Chris Williamson: ...past six years, the House has hosted this debate, and it is a triumph for decency that Holocaust memorial day continues to attract significant interest since it was first launched 12 years ago this Sunday. Perhaps the most famous line of remembrance comes from Laurence Binyon’s poem, “For the Fallen”—“We will remember them.” Those words, captured most...

Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day]: Backbench Business — Church of England (Women Bishops) (12 December 2012)

Tony Baldry: ...for the nation, or it is nothing. It is a Church that exists in every parish in the country. It is a Church to which everyone can look for spiritual and pastoral guidance. It is the Church of Remembrance Sunday, it is the Church of funerals and bereavement and of joy, happiness and celebration, and it is also the Church that marks disasters when they occur. Because it is a Church for the...

Crime and Courts Bill [HL]: Report (4th Day) (12 December 2012)

Lord Dear: ...v DPP, but one could find that explored there in some detail. Any repeated harassment of an individual is caught by the Protection from Harassment Act while those who, for example, burn poppies on Remembrance Sunday would be caught by Section 4A of the Public Order Act, which outlaws intentional harassment, alarm or distress. Having tried to deal with a brief resumé of how we are...

[Dr William McCrea in the Chair] — Overseas Territories (Governance) (11 December 2012)

Thomas Docherty: ...for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) and I were in Turks and Caicos on an election mission, we jointly had the great honour and privilege of laying a wreath on behalf of the CPA on Remembrance Sunday. It is worth reflecting on the fact that when the United Kingdom sent out the call to arms in two world wars, the overseas territories played a full role in answering that call,...

Religion in the United Kingdom — Question for Short Debate (22 November 2012)

Baroness Warsi: ...Lord, Lord Bilimoria, was right to ask what more we could do. I hope that, after his discussions with me, he will see the fact that the Zoroastrian community was represented at the Cenotaph on this Remembrance Sunday as a step in the right direction. The noble Lord, Lord Hameed, quite rightly raised the challenging issue of when faith is distorted and used as a tool for fear and violence....

Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day]: Military Covenant (21 November 2012)

Oliver Colvile: I congratulate the Democratic Unionist party on having the foresight to secure this debate on the military covenant. It was perhaps sad that we were unable to discuss the matter immediately before Remembrance Sunday, as it would have been particularly pertinent at that time. The debate nevertheless gives me an opportunity to talk about some of the issues that affect the military in my...

Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day]: Security in Northern Ireland (21 November 2012)

Vernon Coaker: ...church service at St Macartin’s cathedral on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s visit to Northern Ireland to mark the diamond jubilee. But of course we also remember the horrific Remembrance Sunday killings of 25 years ago. I have also spent time in Fermanagh visiting community groups and businesses, including the Fermanagh Trust which does such good work to promote shared...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: World War II: Females (21 November 2012)

Michael Fallon: ...the valiant collective efforts of all those who worked in munitions factories are not forgotten—chaired by the hon. Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies). I am pleased to report that this Remembrance Sunday, for the first time, munitions workers—both male and female—participated in the march past the Cenotaph. I understand the all-party group is continuing its work,...

First World War: Centenary — Question (20 November 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Morgan: ...as the role of women, the centrality of trade unions in our life and the sensibilities of war poets, who were disgusted by that obscene episode? Should we not focus on that rather than, as I fear Remembrance Sunday is becoming, a celebration of militarism?

Higher Education: Reform — Question for Short Debate (12 November 2012)

The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds: ...debate and keeping before us the issue of how best to encourage that depth of understanding that is key to the humanities. Many Members of your Lordships' House will have been involved yesterday in Remembrance Sunday events, which will-or should-have posed the question of how we live peaceably and with dignity in a world of diversity. That needs a deep sense in our society of subjects such...

Clause 13 — Right to enter and inspect (9 November 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

David Hanson: The hon. Gentleman speaks with authority and with the support of the whole House. As the hon. Member for Croydon South said, we are discussing these matters on 9 November, two days before Remembrance Sunday, and I hope that the Bill will ensure that next year’s Remembrance Sunday will not have thefts from war memorials as its backdrop. We remember the incident in Warrington, where...

New Clause 2 — Records of dealings: disposal of metal (9 November 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Christopher Chope: ...the trust was doing with SmartWater Technology Ltd, which I understand has agreed to put its product on every war memorial in the country. If we want a positive message to send out on the eve of Remembrance Sunday, surely it would be: is that not a fantastic example of co-operation between the private sector and the public interest? If we put SmartWater on all the memorials, that should,...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Remembrance Day (9 November 2012)

Hugh Robertson: The wreath laid by Her Majesty the Queen at the Remembrance Sunday service is presented on behalf of the nation, and is dedicated to all those who have suffered and died in war. The ceremony is organised in such a way as to represent the feelings of all those wishing to pay their respects and recognise those who fought and died for their country.