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Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 2006)

Mark Lazarowicz: ...will not be able to restore our influence in the wider world. We need to restore that influence, because there are so many important challenges to our security. I accept that there is a challenge from terrorism, but there are also challenges from global inequalities, climate change and nuclear proliferation. We need policies that will re-establish our standing in the wider world. First, of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: G8 Summit (18 Jul 2006)

Mark Lazarowicz: Of course Israel has the right to self-defence against terrorism, but surely what is going on now in Lebanon and Gaza goes far beyond any legitimate self-defence. Must not the world community make it clear that if it is unacceptable, as it obviously is, for Hezbollah and Hamas to fire rockets at civilian targets in Israel, it is also unacceptable for Israel to target civilians and civilian...

United Nations (28 Oct 2004)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: ...of the UN, the document is a testament to its valuable work, both directly and through its agencies, in helping to tackle some of the problems of the poorest in the world and of victims of war and terror; indeed, they are often the same people. The document also reminds us of the important work done by many UN agencies in other fields of activity that do not always attract so much media...

European Constitution (9 Sep 2004)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: ...from that. I want a European Union and EU institutions that allow us to tackle effectively the problems of our time. I want Europe to work effectively to deal with the problems of international terrorism. I want a more effective European voice in world affairs, and that is why I support the proposal in the constitution for a European Foreign Minister. I want us to tackle the environmental...

War against Terrorism (20 May 2004)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: ...who, like myself, voted against the war was the view that there was a strong possibility that the outcome of military action might undermine the world community's unity in its efforts to combat terrorism. As a result, the risk of terrorism would be increased, rather than reduced. The events of the past few months in particular seem to be a powerful argument in support of that conclusion,...

War against Terrorism (20 May 2004)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: ...is facing in Iraq, that even the current US Administration would do to them what they did to Iraq. The situation has developed in the past few months because of those difficulties. If the war on terror has been undermined by the Iraq invasion, we should not be surprised if, in future, people in our country are sceptical, not just about some of our country's policies on international...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: United Nations Reform (30 Mar 2004)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: I welcome the Government's support for the debate on UN reform, especially given the genuine threat of terrorism. Will my hon. Friend ensure that the debate also takes account of the way in which the UN and the wider international community deals with issues such as climate change, world poverty and the sort of continuing dispute, for example, between Israel and the Palestinians, which was...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (17 Mar 2004)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: .... I am sure that he agrees that if the world community fails to live up to its promises about such matters, it will make it more difficult to tackle other issues, such as the threats from world terrorism. Will my right hon. Friend speak to the leaders of those countries and urge them to stop blocking the debt relief?

AIDS (5 Mar 2003)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: ...because of the insecurity that could threaten the entire world. Only a few weeks ago, Colin Powell rightly described the AIDS crisis as being as serious a threat to global security as international terrorism. The basic facts about the crisis are well known and I do not intend to repeat them at length. However, I want to highlight some of the latest figures on the extent of the crisis. The...

Orders of the Day — Railways and Transport Safety Bill (28 Jan 2003)

Mr Mark Lazarowicz: ...British Transport police. Will my right hon. Friend the Minister of State use this opportunity to deal with the extended jurisdiction of the British Transport police that was provided under anti-terrorism legislation? As he knows, under the provisions of that legislation, that jurisdiction is time limited and will expire. We can scrutinise the Bill in the Standing Committee and we should...