Debate on Thursday, 13 March 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Wallace of Saltaire. The answering member was Lord Bach.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Lords debate on motion to call attention to changes in the budget of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the levels of staffing in embassies and their effect on British foreign policy and on European co-operation on foreign policy. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 699 c1617-54
Session: 2007-08
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-0898
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Anderson of Swansea | 699 c1621-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have heard a masterly survey of our present resources measured against our aspirations....; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 699 c1653-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in the debate. We have stressed how much the context...; Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | 699 c1642-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise briefly to thank the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, for the elegance of his ...; Lord Dykes | 699 c1643-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House would have been pleased to learn that the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, was going to ma...; Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 699 c1639-42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, for introducing the debate today w...; Lord Bramall | 699 c1635-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a military man I stress and reinforce this important point: when considering the Foreig...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 699 c1617-21 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to changes in the budget of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the level...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 699 c1624-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, following that doom-laden piece of advice from the Front Bench, I begin by extending my th...; Baroness Crawley | 699 c1623 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind noble Lords that we have nine minutes for Back-Bench speeches. When the clock say...; Lord Bach | 699 c1647-53 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, warm congratulations are due to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, on having picked...; Baroness Rawlings | 699 c1646-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a fascinating but distressing debate. I am, however, most grateful to the no...; Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 699 c1638-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, has done a great job in bringing this matter to our attentio...; Lord Parekh | 699 c1636-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, on securing this debate and I tha...; Lord Roper | 699 c1633-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful, as other noble Lords have been, to my noble friend Lord Wallace for in...; Lord Sheikh | 699 c1631-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we live in a changing world and the importance of foreign policy becomes greater as time p...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 699 c1629-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate could not be more timely. The Comprehensive Spending Review announced last yea...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 699 c1626-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend for introducing the debate, which is of great importance at ...
Subjects: Diplomatic service Department for International Development EU countries Finance Foreign policy Staff Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental coordination EU external relations Embassies
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