Debate on Thursday, 21 June 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howell of Guildford. The answering member was Lord Triesman.

Foreign Policy

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the results of the foreign policy pursued by the Government since May 1997 and to the current international standing of the United Kingdom. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 693 c319-70
Session: 2006-07
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Howell of Guildford | 693 c370 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it remains for me to thank all those who have taken part in this very good debate. Frankly...; Lord Triesman | 693 c367-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we shall never defy public international law. If it is implied that, as the Liberal Democr...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 693 c367 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the implication to be drawn from what the Ministersaid that, if the United States pursu...; Lord Triesman | 693 c368-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, others will answer for their statements. We say that the common European position has to b...; Lord Blaker | 693 c368 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the noble Lord saying that the statement by Chancellor Merkel was wrong?; Lord Thomas of Swynnerton | 693 c359-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, most noble Lords who have spoken in this excellent debate seem to have accepted that Briti...; Lord Triesman | 693 c363-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a wide-ranging debate and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, ...; Lord Dykes | 693 c360-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, we express our thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Swynnerton...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 693 c319-23 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attentionto the results of the foreign policy pursued by the Government since May 1997 ...; Lord Craig of Radley | 693 c326-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for securing the debate and for the thoughtful ...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c339 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, for clarification, I tell noble Lords that it is ““the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord...; Baroness Hooper | 693 c339-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am grateful to my noble friend for giving us this opportunity to have a debate on ...; Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 693 c336 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a bit of a muddle.; Lord Giddens | 693 c336-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, by the noble ““it's a bit of a muddle”” Lord, and concentrate on the others. First, the sp...; Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 693 c334-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for this debate. I intend to focus on ...; Lord Giddens | 693 c336 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for initiating this important and ambitious debate. H...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 693 c330-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord who opened the debate. He and I share a similar vantage poin...; Lord Blaker | 693 c332-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a fortnight ago, Angela Merkel, the current chairperson of the G8 and the European Union, ...; Bishop of Coventry | 693 c328-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for introducing this important subject...; Lord Beaumont of Whitley | 693 c341-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join the noble Baroness, Lady Hooper, in her commendation of the Council of Europe. The ...; Lord Hylton | 693 c350-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rather agree with the analysis of the noble Lord, Lord Selsdon, even if some may have th...; Lord Soley | 693 c352-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall endeavour to be brief. I have a medical appointment shortly after three o'clock th...; Lord Luce | 693 c354-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, listening to the debate launched by the noble Lord, Lord Howell, it is very interesting to...; Baroness Turner of Camden | 693 c357-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity to participate in this debate and I thank the noble Lord...; Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 693 c346 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Selsdon, in a debate and to l...; Lord Graham of Edmonton | 693 c346 (Link to this contribution) Quite right.; Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 693 c346-8 (Link to this contribution) I find it fascinating, my Lords. Whether one agrees with him or not is not the point, but he made so...; Baroness Quin | 693 c348-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to contribute some thoughts to this debate on foreign policy. Wh...; Lord Desai | 693 c342-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Beaumont of Whitley. I see that he i...; Lord Selsdon | 693 c344-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was almost exactly60 years ago that I first came across my noble friend Lord Howell, or...; Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 693 c323-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, for introducing the debate today. He did...
Subjects: Armed conflict Commonwealth Africa European Union Iraq Foreign policy Foreign relations USA Afghanistan Russia Israel Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations
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