🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for her inspiring speech, as well as other noble Lords for the extremely inspiring and moving speeches we have heard today. When John Major was Chief Secretary to the Treasury, as we became friends very rapidly, he very kindly agreed to come and speak at one of my routine ward meetings in Stanmore, my biggest and most important ward in...
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My Lords, it is always a great honour and pleasure—I say that deliberately and with emphasis —to follow such an excellent speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Quin. She is one of our champions of the cause of Europe and we thank her for all the work she has been doing in the campaign for us to stay in the European Union, which she would prefer, as I would. We may have to face an alternative...
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I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I apologise for interrupting when he has just begun his speech. A lot of people refer to the need for reform in the EU but never say what they mean or suggest individual details of that reform. Would the noble Lord care to enlighten us?
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My Lords, I very much thank the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, for his remarks. I agree with every single comment he made. We thank him. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Saatchi. I think he is the only person I have ever seen getting up late in a debate—I have never seen it before. I forgive him because he made a very amusing speech. I am also thankful for the speeches by the noble Lords, Lord...
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Would the Minister, with his great interest in the history of currencies, care to comment on the long-term record? At a time when the euro is only three points behind the United States dollar as the international leading currency and is shortly due to overtake the dollar for the first time on a long-term basis, does he agree that it is rather sad that, in comparison, the pound sterling has...
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My Lords, it is a very great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Turnberg, who is a great expert on the subject and some years ago wrote an outstanding book on the need for peace and for two states between these two countries. I warmly thank the noble Lord, Lord Cope, for his initiative in launching this debate today. He has a brilliant record of deep knowledge of the problems in this...
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My Lords, despite the need for a robust defence policy, should we not reduce some of the excessive anxiety about Russia? The United States’ defence budget is 10 times that of Russia’s, and Russia’s defence budget is less than those of France and Britain.
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My Lords, will the Government bear in mind that the erratic and immature President in charge of the United States presides over a defence budget that is 10 times the size of Russia’s, and that Russia’s defence budget is now smaller than France’s? Will she heed the wise advice of the noble Lord, Lord Bates, and make sure that we keep tabs on the process to ensure that peace prevails?
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of injuries caused by pavement parking.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they are next meeting representatives of other European Union member states to discuss the procedures in the Greek emergency financial recovery plan.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Chairman of the Chilcot Inquiry regarding the early publication of the final report.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are considering with the United States authorities and other countries to counter cyber virus crime and extortion.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any of the costs of those who accompanied the Prime Minister on his visit to China were covered by United Kingdom public funds.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the present guidelines for a Minister meeting petitioners or their representatives to discuss items in a Royal Charter which is under consideration by a Privy Council sub-committee of which that Minister is a member.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what components of NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft were supplied by United Kingdom companies.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider the suggestions made by Raquel Rolnik, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following her visit to the United Kingdom, on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living.
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