Debate on Thursday, 26 February 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Marlesford. The answering member was Lord Davies of Oldham.

Foreign Policy

Lords debate on motion to call attention to new challenges in foreign policy. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 708 c315-52,363-95
Session: 2008-09
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness D'Souza | 708 c325-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my thanks, too, go to the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for leading this important debate. ...; Lord Marlesford | 708 c315-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great honour to be asked to open this debate. When I saw the list of distinguished...; Lord Marlesford | 708 c315 (Link to this contribution) To call attention to new challenges in foreign policy, and to move for Papers.; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 708 c322-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for the tone with which he opened this debate. I ...; Baroness Amos | 708 c320-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for opening the debate and for his wide-ranging s...; Lord Chidgey | 708 c347-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for securing this debate and givin...; Lord Hurd of Westwell | 708 c336-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in thanking my noble friend, not just for making possible and launching this debate...; Lord McNally | 708 c334-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have moved seamlessly from the Front Bench, because I do not want to disturb the protoco...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 708 c332-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I respectfully agree that we ignore the religious dimension in our foreign policy formulat...; Bishop of Ripon and Leeds | 708 c330-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for initiating this far-reach...; Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 708 c345-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for this debate. I wish to take this opport...; Lord Wright of Richmond | 708 c343-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a particularly appropriate moment to consider new challenges in foreign policy. Pe...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 708 c341-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, not only, as many other noble Lo...; Lord Bramall | 708 c339-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, on obtaining and introducing, so int...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 708 c327-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like my predecessors, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Marlesford on a quite remarkable...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 708 c388-95 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a challenging debate to respond to. When my noble friend Lord Malloch-Brown indica...; Lord Marlesford | 708 c395 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate, which I personally found absolu...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 708 c384-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in a star-studded debate, the undoubted star has been my noble friend Lord Marlesford; eve...; Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 708 c380-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like many speakers I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, on his brilliant introd...; Baroness Northover | 708 c381-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for putting down this topic of debate and for his...; Lord Hylton | 708 c376-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry that I cannot follow the theme pursued by the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, bec...; Lord Ryder of Wensum | 708 c378-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have long admired the reflections of my noble friend Lord Marlesford on foreign affairs ...; Lord Weidenfeld | 708 c372-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the predominant aim for a British foreign policy that can cope with political challenges, ...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 708 c374-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for securing this debate and, indeed, for s...; Lord Joffe | 708 c368-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, for introducing this debate. I have li...; Baroness Hooper | 708 c369-72 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it feels quite like old times to be having a five-hour state-of-the-nation debate in your ...; Lord Blaker | 708 c363-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by congratulating two people, one of whom was here a moment ago. I wanted to congr...; Lord Ramsbotham | 708 c366-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join all those who have congratulated the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, on obtaining this...; Earl of Sandwich | 708 c350-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, especially for his excellent introduction. ...
Subjects: Armed conflict Africa International cooperation EU common foreign and security policy Foreign policy Foreign relations Nuclear weapons Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Visas USA Afghanistan Russia Israel Foreign and Commonwealth Office Economic recession Palestine Iran Middle East Trident World economy Latin America
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