Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 10 January 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Andrew Dismore. The answering member was Geoffrey Hoon.

Cyprus

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Cyprus.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 455 c109-34WH
Session: 2006-07
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Simon Hughes | 455 c128WH (Link to this contribution) May I gently suggest something to my hon. Friend? I might be wrong, but I think that he needs to be ...; Jeremy Browne | 455 c128-9WH (Link to this contribution) Throughout my brief parliamentary career I have always learned things when I have taken intervention...; Hywel Francis | 455 c127WH (Link to this contribution) I was listening carefully to what the hon. Gentleman was saying about the European Union, and I wond...; Jeremy Browne | 455 c127-8WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, as the option is well worth exploring. Pe...; Simon Hughes | 455 c125-6WH (Link to this contribution) On 29 December, I was on my way back from a short visit to Israel and Palestine and was at a stopove...; Jeremy Browne | 455 c126-7WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you for calling me to give the first of the winding-up speeches at the conclusion of this deba...; Andrew Love | 455 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome my hon. Friend to the debate. He seems to be characterising the Turkish and Turkish Cyprio...; Bob Laxton | 455 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend because I entirely share his view, but I have heard little balance up to now....; Bob Laxton | 455 c123-4WH (Link to this contribution) I could not agree more. Had the result in the referendum been different, we would certainly be in a ...; Lord Brady of Altrincham | 455 c129-31WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to take part in such a good debate. I join other Members in congratulating the hon....; David Lepper | 455 c122WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one issue that has been reported in a confused way in this countr...; Roger Gale | 455 c122-3WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting and valid point. The media reports at the time exacerbated t...; Bob Laxton | 455 c123WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) for securing the debate. As he said, it i...; Rudi Vis | 455 c123WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend says that Turkish Cypriots voted for the plan, but there are now fewer than 80,000 Tu...; Roger Gale | 455 c121WH (Link to this contribution) I shall give way first to my hon. Friend and then to the hon. Gentleman.; Theresa Villiers | 455 c122WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that the building boom in the northern part of Cyprus is not only cementin...; Roger Gale | 455 c122WH (Link to this contribution) That is absolutely the case. My hon. Friend talks about cementing the injustice; it is actually conc...; Ben Chapman | 455 c123WH (Link to this contribution) Is it not the case that had things gone otherwise, we would not need to discuss many of the issues t...; Bob Laxton | 455 c123WH (Link to this contribution) I would not necessarily want to argue the statistics about the numbers voting one way or the other. ...; Geoffrey Hoon | 455 c132-3WH (Link to this contribution) It certainly would end the isolation, at least in part, but there are clear international rules and ...; Simon Hughes | 455 c133-4WH (Link to this contribution) Since taking over his job, has the Minister given any thought to our Government seeking to convene a...; Geoffrey Hoon | 455 c134WH (Link to this contribution) It is no secret that I have spent a considerable amount of time during the past few months talking w...; Andrew Love | 455 c134WH (Link to this contribution) We talked about confidence-building measures, and the Minister referred to them. Although there was ...; Geoffrey Hoon | 455 c134WH (Link to this contribution) Again, as a member of the European Union with a significant interest in Cyprus, we were closely invo...; Geoffrey Hoon | 455 c131-2WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome the opportunity to discuss Cyprus and the points raised, and I congratulate my hon. Friend...; Ann Winterton | 455 c132WH (Link to this contribution) What is the Minister’s view on direct flights to northern Cyprus? Would that not be one way of helpi...; Andrew Love | 455 c117-8WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend mentioned the positive role that the Finnish presidency had played in moving things f...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c117WH (Link to this contribution) If the new Secretary-General is to embark on a good offices process, we need some meat on the bones ...; Bob Spink | 455 c116-7WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman feel that it would be appropriate at some stage, and if so when, for Ban Ki-...; Rudi Vis | 455 c116WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for his detailed analysis, but before he concludes will he pay a few minutes’...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c116WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend may recall that we had an Adjournment debate in this Hall in the July immediately aft...; Theresa Villiers | 455 c114WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. Does he believe that the Foreign Offic...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c114-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady makes an important point. The Foreign Office strengthens its advice from time to time,...; Andrew Love | 455 c112WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. Does he agree that it is important for the EU to put more pre...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c112-4WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. The feeling, certainly among people in the south of the isl...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c109-12WH (Link to this contribution) Last October, as vice-chair, I led a delegation from Friends of Cyprus to the island. I draw attenti...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c118-9WH (Link to this contribution) I certainly think that if Turkey is to join the EU, it must inevitably recognise all member states. ...; Speaker | 455 c119WH (Link to this contribution) Order. There is clearly much interest in the debate, and I ask those who wish to contribute to bear ...; Roger Gale | 455 c119-21WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) on securing the debate so early in the new y...; Andrew Dismore | 455 c118WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. As I mentioned earlier, although technically ...; David Lepper | 455 c118WH (Link to this contribution) I place on record an interest that is in the Register of Members’ Interests. One issue that my hon....; Andrew Dismore | 455 c118WH (Link to this contribution) In relation to bases, public opinion in Cyprus seems to vary depending on people’s view of the Briti...; Rudi Vis | 455 c118WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that it is absurd for a country that wishes to join the EU not to recognis...
Subjects: Cyprus EU accession Politics and government Trade Turkey Northern Cyprus
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