Profile

Former Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1981

Left the House of Lords on 26 January 2004

Recent appearances

• Nuclear Weapons 26 Mar 2002

  asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will move in the United Nations or the Security Council for the globally enforced abolition of nuclear weapons.

• Nuclear Weapons 26 Mar 2002

  My Lords, my noble friend has given the affirmative Answer that I hoped for. As he says, the Government have long been committed to the idea of getting rid of nuclear weapons. Is not the time now right to follow the suggestion of the International Court of Justice to initiate discussions in the United Nations with a view to committing all the nations concerned to nuclear disarmament?

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Nuclear Weapons 14 Feb 2002

  asked Her Majesty's Government: What happened to the proposal put to the United Nations by the Australian Government to ban nuclear weapons.

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