Debate on Thursday, 11 November 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Hannay of Chiswick. The answering member was Lord Howell of Guildford.

Diplomacy

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the case for Britain to have a properly resourced and active diplomacy. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 722 c345-81
Session: 2010-12
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Monks | 722 c354-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, in a debate on diplomatic question...; Lord Sheikh | 722 c365-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also express gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, for securing this debate. Effecti...; Lord Thomas of Swynnerton | 722 c372 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in requesting permission to speak in the gap, I should like to draw attention to the fact ...; Viscount Waverley | 722 c371-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the suggestion that the Diplomatic Service be open to new ideas. While t...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 722 c377-9 (Link to this contribution) I do not know where the noble Lord gets that figure from. I shall talk in a moment about personnel, ...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 722 c377 (Link to this contribution) Will the flat cash settlement to which the Minister referred lead to a 10 per cent cut in Foreign Se...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 722 c375-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I begin by warmly congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, on i...; Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 722 c372-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, for introducing this very timely debate today. ...; Lord Patel of Blackburn | 722 c380 (Link to this contribution) The Minister has not commented on the issue of the hajj.; Lord Howell of Guildford | 722 c380 (Link to this contribution) I can give the noble Lord a comment on the hajj and will certainly do so, but it will take the last ...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 722 c380-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this excellent debate. I have served long ...; Lord Chartres | 722 c356-8 (Link to this contribution) It is a great privilege to follow the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Monks, on which I congra...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 722 c358-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the debate introduced by my friend—if I may call him that, as he is my friend—th...; Baroness Afshar | 722 c353-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hannay for placing this debate on the agenda. I have to decla...; Lord Patel of Blackburn | 722 c359-61 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, for introducing and securing this debate. I, too, congratulate ...; Lord Janvrin | 722 c361-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lord Hannay for securing this Motion for debate today. ...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 722 c359 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are very tight on time.; Lord Lea of Crondall | 722 c359 (Link to this contribution) But that is an economic argument that goes wider than this debate.; Baroness Drake | 722 c362-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Foreign Secretary’s speech delivered in July outlined the coalition Government’s diplo...; Lord Parekh | 722 c364-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, for securing and introducing this debate. As he...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 722 c345 (Link to this contribution) Moved By To call attention to the case for Britain to have a properly resourced and active diploma...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 722 c345-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the timing of this debate on the case for Britain to have an active and well resourced dip...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 722 c350-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have just excised from my speech the phrase ““punching above our weight””. Britain's Di...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 722 c352-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Hannay of Chiswick, for initiating this debate. It is n...; Lord Jones of Cheltenham | 722 c369-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, for securing this important debate. He has great expe...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 722 c367-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, on initiating this debate. I agreed with most ...; Lord Bates | 722 c348-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, on ...
Subjects: Closures Diplomatic service Finance Foreign policy Public expenditure Exchange rates BBC World Service Embassies Cuts Trade promotion European External Action Service
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