Ministerial statement on Thursday, 10 July 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Ashton of Upholland.

G8: 2008 Summit

Lords statement on the G8 Summit which took place between 7 and 9 July 2008 in Toyako, Japan.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 703 c852-66
Session: 2007-08
Department: Lord President of the Council
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Duke of Montrose | 703 c865 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement and for letting us know about the p...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c865 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hesitate to pretend that I have the expertise to give a full assessment of what could ha...; Lord Elystan-Morgan | 703 c864-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like so many other noble Lords, I express extreme satisfaction at the fact that the situat...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c865 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that it is extended to them. As the noble Lord will see in the Statement, when h...; Lord Elton | 703 c865 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, most of us would endorse the sentiments of the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, with regar...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c863-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord’s expertise in this matter. The UK Government have sought ...; Lord Crisp | 703 c863 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the emphasis given in the Statement to health workers in Africa and the need to increase t...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c864 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have not read the redoubtable Mr Booker and cannot say that I have much inclination to d...; Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 703 c864 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, further to the question of the noble Lord, Lord Lawson, and since the Statement takes glob...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c863 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the main achievement of the G8 summits during the past few years has been to try to secure...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c866 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord can address that question in a note to my noble friend Lord Rooker.; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c865-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I indicated in the Statement, the $10 billion package is meant both to meet the short-t...; Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 703 c866 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for bowling the noble Baroness a ball which does not fall within her departmen...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c852-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my ri...; Lord Strathclyde | 703 c856-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement. She deserves a medal for her endur...; Lord McNally | 703 c858-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will not follow the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, down the path of making cheap remarks ...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c859-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords for the advice they have given me throughout their comme...; Lord Campbell-Savours | 703 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, how can we be assured that the monitoring committee responsible for monitoring the financi...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on monitoring sanctions, it will be important to pick up what my noble friend has said and...; Lord Lawson of Blaby | 703 c861-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Leader of the House will recall that the Prime Minister’s Statement, which she kindly ...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c862 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord takes a different view from me on the subject and I hesitate to join him in...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 703 c862 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Leader of the House say a few words about views on the size of this gathering? I ...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 703 c862-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the second question, the noble Lord is far better informed on these matters than I am. ...; Lord Ryder of Wensum | 703 c863 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in view of the importance which the Government attach to G8 summits, will the Lord Preside...
Subjects: Conservation Climate change Developing countries Africa Health services Human rights Energy International assistance Food G8 International Monetary Fund Oil Nuclear power Politics and government Prices Renewable energy Trade agreements UN resolutions Sanctions Zimbabwe World economy
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G8: 2008 Summit

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