Debate on Thursday, 19 June 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Taylor of Warwick. The answering member was Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Britishness

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the concept of Britishness in the context of the cultural, historical, constitutional and ethical tradition of the peoples of these islands. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 702 c1140-77
Session: 2007-08
Department: Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 702 c1162-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, not only for initiating this import...; Baroness Flather | 702 c1159-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been fascinating listening to all the noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I...; Lord Haskel | 702 c1154-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, on introducing this debate, which I thou...; Baroness Verma | 702 c1151-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lord Taylor on securing this debate. Once again, it o...; Lord Prys-Davies | 702 c1158-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not an historian or a social scientist. I am a lay man whose first language is Welsh ...; Baroness Afshar | 702 c1156-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick, for introducing this important debate, whi...; Lord Taylor of Warwick | 702 c1140-3 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to the concept of Britishness in the context of the cultural, historical, con...; Lord Parekh | 702 c1143-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick, for initiating this debate. He has given u...; Baroness Cox | 702 c1147-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick, for this opportunity to discuss a s...; Bishop of Norwich | 702 c1149-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick, for prompting this debate. I am e...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1172-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, on securing this debate. As we have heard, thi...; Lord Taylor of Warwick | 702 c1177 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very constructive debate and I thank all those who have taken part. Accord...; Lord Addington | 702 c1167-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the debate has been a rather unusual experience for me, because I am one of a small minori...; Baroness Warsi | 702 c1170-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Taylor of Warwick on an important and interesting deba...; Lord Bew | 702 c1165-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, for initiating this debate and I congratulate him on ...
Subjects: Devolution Community relations Immigration Race relations Religion National identity
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Britishness

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