Queen's speech debate on Thursday, 19 November 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead. The answering member was Lord Howell of Guildford.

Queen’s Speech

Lords debate on Queen's speech (second day) on foreign and European affairs, international development and defence.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 715 c30-126
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department for International Development; Ministry of Defence; Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Procedure: Addresses to the Crown
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-3089
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2009-3088
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2009-3087
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2009-3090
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2009-3091
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2009-3210
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Howell of Guildford | 715 c35-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think we can all agree that debate on the humble Address got off to a very good start ye...; Baroness Flather | 715 c84-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was listening so carefully to the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, talking about Sri Lanka that ...; Lord Luce | 715 c86-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased that the Queen’s Speech gave a special reference to the Commonwealth this yea...; Lord Clinton-Davis | 715 c80-1 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Williamson, is present, for several reasons: first, I have ...; Lord Naseby | 715 c81-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak exclusively on Sri Lanka, mentioned by the noble Baroness, Lady Kinnock. I...; Baroness Goudie | 715 c88-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the gracious Speech and the speeches of noble Lords across the House who spoke y...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 715 c67-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall avoid the temptation in these unfocused debates of embarking on a Cook’s tour arou...; Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank | 715 c79-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare two interests as a non-executive director and adviser to a defence company and a...; Lord Chidgey | 715 c75-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am, as always, delighted to follow the noble Earl in this debate, particularly his final...; Earl of Sandwich | 715 c73-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Viscount has opened a fascinating debate which I hope will be continued, if not ...; Viscount Eccles | 715 c70-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my purpose is narrow. I look forward to the promised draft international development legis...; Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 715 c52-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, particularly on what he said about t...; Lord Jay of Ewelme | 715 c54-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by echoing the tribute made by the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Bramall, to our Ar...; Bishop of Winchester | 715 c56-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord. This summer in Kindu in the province of M...; Lord Turnberg | 715 c59-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall focus my remarks on the Middle East and on what roles the UK can play in that dist...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 715 c62-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope to return later to the very reasonable and thoughtful speech by the noble Lord, Lor...; Lord Hylton | 715 c65-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Crosby, although I cannot comp...; Lord Bramall | 715 c45-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is gratifying to have the opportunity to speak about strategy and defence in the mainst...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 715 c40-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on these Benches welcome the strength of the Government’s commitment to multilateral ac...; Lord Dubs | 715 c50-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to cover three topics: cluster munitions, Afghanistan and relations between t...; Bishop of Bath and Wells | 715 c48-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Government’s intention to draft legislation to make binding the spending of ...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c126 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to clarify that point. It is not the case that the Ministry of Defence is overs...; Lord Astor of Hever | 715 c116-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, that this has been an excellent debate. I...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c119-25 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has indeed been a very well-informed and wide-ranging debate. I will endeavour to cov...; Lord Selsdon | 715 c99-102 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thought yesterday that the gracious Speech, although graciously delivered, was rather dr...; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | 715 c102-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I listened to the gracious Speech yesterday I felt totally humiliated by the manner i...; Lord Cameron of Dillington | 715 c94-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are covering a wide-ranging agenda today and I want to speak about African agriculture....; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 715 c96-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are at a watershed moment in international affairs. Less dramatic, admittedly, than the...; Lord Tugendhat | 715 c89-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have listened with some amazement to the strictures about the Conservative Party's attit...; Lord Roper | 715 c91-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as chairman of the European Union Committee, I am not able to take part in partisan debate...; Baroness Northover | 715 c112-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as ever, we have had a stunning, and often moving, array of speeches today that were far w...; Viscount Waverley | 715 c110-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I see the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, in his place. He will be missed from participating in...; Lord Grenfell | 715 c107-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I was on my way to the House this morning, I spotted a Daily Mail headline at a newss...; Baroness Young of Hornsey | 715 c104-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak on the international development targets set out in the gracious Speech. I a...; Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead | 715 c31-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is an honour to open this foreign affairs debate on Her Gracious Majesty’s Address to P...; Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 715 c30 (Link to this contribution) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: "Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Ma...; Lord Bramall | 715 c125-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the noble Baroness agree that, while the crisis in Afghanistan continues—it is a cris...
Subjects: Defence Armed conflict Commonwealth Climate change Development aid Defence equipment Cluster munitions Human rights European Union Foreign policy Nuclear weapons Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Pakistan Terrorism United Nations Myanmar Afghanistan Sudan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Middle East Peace negotiations Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Somalia al Qaeda Taliban Treaty of Lisbon
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Queen’s Speech

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