Ministerial statement on Monday, 2 November 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.

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Lords statement on the European Council held in Brussels on 29-30 October 2009.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 714 c26-38
Session: 2008-09
Department: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 714 c35 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as someone who has served at least as long as any other Minister sin...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c34-5 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords. We forget any aspect of our history at our peril. Like many noble Lords, I lived thro...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c35 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that we probably have six months or so before a general election, and I would no...; Lord Tomlinson | 714 c34 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the Minister aware that I am somebody who approaches Europe with a fairly open mind and...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c33-4 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords, I agree with the comments made by my noble friend and a number of my other noble frie...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 714 c34 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are perhaps six months from an election in which the Official Opposition hope to become...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c34 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have an awful lot to agree with this afternoon. Yes, it is a great shame because there i...; Lord Kinnock | 714 c33 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Council’s agreements on a schedule for cuts in carbon emissions and on adaptation aid ...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 714 c33 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does my noble friend agree that there are two historic commitments in this Statement that ...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c33 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords, I certainly agree with every point made by my noble friend. I add that one of the reg...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c31-3 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry; I do this all the time. I meant to say the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. The Social Chap...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, on Afghanistan, our priority clearly is and must be that of the whole international...; Lord McNally | 714 c30-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I join both the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition in expressing ...; Lord Tomlinson | 714 c29 (Link to this contribution) So now you’re an expert?; Lord Strathclyde | 714 c28-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join the Prime Minister and the Minister in mourning another death of a fine soldier in ...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c26-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the permission of the House, I will repeat a Statement made in another place by my ri...; Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 714 c35 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not want to get involved in the party political bickering that is going on this after...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c35-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the president of the European Council will certainly preside over meetings of the European...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 714 c36 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does my noble friend share my puzzlement at the lack of interest regarding this important ...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c36 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I like to think that there have not been many participants from the opposition Benches bec...; Lord Jopling | 714 c36-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is it not rather sad that, apart from the three Front Benches and the noble Lord, Lord Sto...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c37 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is not for me to comment on what happens in the other place, but I will reflect on the ...; Lord Grenfell | 714 c37 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after listening to the contributions so far, I am beginning to wonder how many noble Lords...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c37 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for bringing us back to the realities of the Lisbon treat...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 714 c37 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Leader of the House agree that, in a House that prides itself on being different ...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 714 c37-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have a deal of sympathy with the noble Lord when it comes to Statements. Perhaps it woul...; Lord Strathclyde | 714 c29-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will come to the charge sheet in a moment. Our declining influence has flowed from 12 ye...
Subjects: Banks Climate change Developing countries Czechia Employment Human rights International cooperation Economic situation EU action Nuclear power Pollution control Politics and government Pakistan Regulation Afghanistan European Council Iran EU aid Carbon emissions Conferences Treaty of Lisbon Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU) EU trade
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