Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Conservative Peer
Conservative Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 6 November 2014
The agreement between the UK and Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including the Diego Garcia military base, and If necessary, the take note motion on any report from the International Agreements Committee on the Agreement between the UK and Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including the Diego Garcia military base – Lord Callanan – Lord....
My Lords, as we still have some time, perhaps I could ask for some further clarification from the Minister. First, she said on a couple of occasions that the checks the Spanish officials will do at the border will be Schengen checks. Is she therefore saying that Gibraltar will be joining Schengen, that it will be part of Schengen? I believe that in the other place the Foreign Secretary said...
My Lords, the Rock of Gibraltar has now been British for over 300 years. In 2002, 99% of Gibraltarians rejected the notion of shared sovereignty with Spain and reaffirmed their allegiance, in no uncertain terms, to Britain. It is against this background that we must consider the Government’s agreement on Gibraltar, to test whether it puts the interests of the Gibraltarians and, of course,...
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