Debate on Thursday, 8 December 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howe of Aberavon. The answering member was Lord Triesman.

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Lords debate on motion to call attention to the resources available for the promotion of the worldwide interests of the United Kingdom. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 676 c747-95
Session: 2005-06
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Patten of Barnes | 676 c757-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, all of us know that one of the consequences of the increase in public debt, the fall in th...; Lord Wright of Richmond | 676 c756-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that I am not required to declare an interest as a former head of the Diplomatic...; Lord Haskel | 676 c760-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we look forward to hearing the noble Lord on many occasions and benefiting from his wide e...; Lord Haskel | 676 c759-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is my privilege to welcome my neighbour in Richmond, the noble Lord, Lord Patten, and t...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 676 c747-51 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to the resources available for the promotion of the worldwide interests of th...; Lord Garden | 676 c754-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe of Aberavon, for this opportunity to acknowl...; Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 676 c751-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe of Aberavon, on securing this debate ...; Lord Craig of Radley | 676 c762-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I was in Lesotho last month, I visited a small museum in Morija, a village about an h...; Lord Truscott | 676 c764-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patten of Barnes, on his stimulating and challenging m...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 676 c761 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind noble Lords that this is a timed debate and the timing is extremely tight. It wil...; Lord Harrison | 676 c776-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a variety of ways in which we can promote British interests—often by a small infu...; Baroness Hooper | 676 c774-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the starting point must be that the Foreign Office and our representatives abroad do a fir...; Lord Goodlad | 676 c773-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking my noble and learned friend Lord Howe of Aberavon for...; Baroness Park of Monmouth | 676 c770-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we all owe a great debt to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe. I hope that we shall hea...; Baroness D'Souza | 676 c769-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been in this House a relatively short time but during that time have learnt that so...; Lord Garel-Jones | 676 c767-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking and congratulating the noble and learned Lord, Lord H...; Lord Blaker | 676 c765-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for having arrived a few minutes late for this debate due to my train being la...; Viscount Eccles | 676 c781-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I need to go carefully; I cannot match the elegance of my noble friend Lord Brooke of Sutt...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 676 c783-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, listening to this debate brought back to me memories of when I was just starting out as a ...; Lord Selsdon | 676 c777-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should confess that when I was a relatively young man I had an ambition to join the Fore...; Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 676 c779-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Selsdon. It is one of his distinctions tha...; Lord Triesman | 676 c792-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I entirely agree with that. The values of the past do not die although how we deliver them...; Lord Selsdon | 676 c792 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I may live in the past but my grandfather, who was Postmaster General, gave the BBC its or...; Lord Triesman | 676 c790-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I specifically talked about figures from spending reviews up to this point. There are ques...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 676 c790 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I know it is tedious for your Lordships to go into detailed statistics but it is important...; Lord Triesman | 676 c789-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe, has chosen to raise an important subject for today’...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 676 c786-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been a real pleasure to listen to this debate this afternoon. We are all extremely ...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 676 c795 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all the noble Lords who joined in this interesting and diverse debate. I particula...
Subjects: Closures Allowances Diplomatic service Career development Finance Languages Foreign policy Non-departmental public bodies Overseas students Training Foreign and Commonwealth Office BBC World Service Embassies British Council Scholarships
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