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Defence: Treaties with France

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Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

721 c1587-97 

Session

2010-12

Department

Ministry of Defence

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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Proceeding contributions

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1597 (Link to this contribution) Yes.

Lord Tunnicliffe | 721 c1597 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the noble Lord promise to put copies of all his letters in the Library?

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Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1593 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I say to the noble Lord that there are obviously risks in everything. The Opposition when ...

Lord Maples | 721 c1593 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wholly welcome the Statement. If the European arm of NATO is to mean anything, enhanced ...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1592 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am well aware of my noble friend’s views on greater co-operation with the French, which ...

Lord Gilbert | 721 c1592 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister understand some of the risks involved in what he has just been talking a...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1593 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is far too early to be that specific; the treaties were signed only this afternoon. How...

Lord Touhig | 721 c1593-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I entirely endorse the comments by my noble friend on the Front Bench that Parliament shou...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1590-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the noble Lord’s general support. With regard to his opening comments ab...

Lord Lee of Trafford | 721 c1592 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join these Benches in the earlier tribute. My noble friend will know that on many occasi...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1587-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the permission of the House, I shall now repeat a statement made earlier today in the...

Lord Tunnicliffe | 721 c1588-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating to this House as a Statement the Answer given in anothe...

Lord Inglewood | 721 c1597 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can my noble friend tell the House whether the Government have any aspirations to extend t...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1597 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have always had excellent relations with the United States and I know that those will c...

Lord Soley | 721 c1596-7 (Link to this contribution) I think that it is the turn of this side—my patience is being rewarded. I welcome the Statement and ...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1597 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not accept the premise that the noble Lord makes and I did not feel that I was puttin...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1596 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish that I could give my noble friend the answer that he is looking for but, sadly, I c...

Lord Inglewood | 721 c1596 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1596 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with the noble and gallant Lord about the overreaction and hype. There are a lot o...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1595-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in answer to the noble Lord’s first question, we are committed to improving access to each...

Lord Boyce | 721 c1596 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a non-executive director of WS Atkins. Does the Minister agree th...

Lord Anderson of Swansea | 721 c1595 (Link to this contribution) Is there not a danger of misunderstanding with the French on two matters? First, the French are noto...

Lord Davies of Stamford | 721 c1594-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Lee, I have long been a strong promoter of the idea of greater d...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1595 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry that the noble Lord was not here when I read out the Statement. Having said tha...

Lord Morris of Aberavon | 721 c1595 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I recall that, when I was a Minister for Defence a long time ago, the United Kingdom had a...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1595 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is a very good question. I have reams of briefing on this and it would probably be be...

Lord Martin of Springburn | 721 c1594 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I asked a question earlier and I ask it again. My concern is on the military chain of comm...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1594 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot give my noble friend the assurance on his last point regarding the MRA4, but I ca...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1594 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a big effort will be made to get a lot more of our troops to learn French, which will be a...

Lord Burnett | 721 c1596 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am reassured by my noble friend saying that none of this will in any way jeopardise our ...

Lord Astor of Hever | 721 c1594 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am quite happy to put that in the Library. This concern can be exaggerated. France and t...

Lord Selkirk of Douglas | 721 c1594 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister say a little more about the implications of strategic co-operation with F...

Subjects

Armed forces Defence Cross border cooperation Defence equipment Facilities France Nuclear weapons Military alliances Treaties Testing

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