🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords—
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The European Union has brought an unprecedented 71 years of peace to western Europe. Have the Government given any thought to this historical reality?
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My Lords, this is a very important report and the way the noble Baroness introduced it today was helpful and clarified the detail. We need to implement this absolutely excellent report. When will the negotiations start? If we have a hard-Brexit response from the members of the European Union it might be difficult to promote the detail of this report. This might be done in the lead-up to...
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish a green paper on their negotiating objectives for Brexit.
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Will the Government reveal to Parliament and the British people the damage to the economy that will result from Brexit if we leave the European single market?
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My Lords, I welcome this debate initiated by the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, who spoke for many in this Chamber when he talked of his respect for the European Union’s contribution to peace. We have had 70 years of peace in western Europe and I believe that the European Economic Community very much contributed to that. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, on his forceful maiden speech,...
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My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Boswell, and my chairman, the noble Lord, Lord Lang, on their excellent reports. Western Europe has seen 70 years of peace. I fear that Britain’s exit will unravel the knitted union and that western Europe may face further disruptions and wars. The referendum was a mistake, in that it...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of victims of female genital mutilation in each of the four nations of the UK; and what steps they are taking to eradicate that practice throughout the UK.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the tax breaks to orchestras will be implemented; and what value they estimate the tax breaks will represent to orchestras.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have decided to leave the European Union Crime Prevention Network.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ratify the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What consultation or procedures are followed prior to the withdrawal or restriction of the availability of drugs for prescription to ensure that medical opinion as to the therapeutic value of the drug in question is made public and given due consideration before changes are made in their categorisation.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to receive the report of the independent review of National Health Service pathology services, chaired by the Lord Carter of Coles.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Who are the members of the steering group drawn from the radioactive waste policy group which has been asked to review policy for long-term management of the United Kingdom's low-level radioactive waste; and what are the terms of reference of the review.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their position in discussions about the future relations of the European Union with Togo, following the recent presidential election in that country.
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