Question for short debate on Monday, 6 December 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Jay of Ewelme. The answering member was Lord Howell of Guildford.

Arctic Ice Cap

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the economic and security implications of the melting of the Arctic ice cap.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 723 c84-97
Session: 2010-12
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Brett | 723 c93-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I left home this morning, I trudged through the snow to the car. My wife, who was kin...; Lord Greenway | 723 c92-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree very much with the noble Lord, Lord Jay, when he says that he does not think we wi...; Lord Alderdice | 723 c91-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Jay, to whom we are indebted for achieving this debate, started his s...; Lord Rotherwick | 723 c90-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the principal driver of the temperature of the earth is the sun and fluctuations have occu...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 723 c95-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a short but expert debate, with a lot of extremely well informed contributio...; Lord Jay of Ewelme | 723 c84 (Link to this contribution) Tabled By To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic and secur...; Lord Jay of Ewelme | 723 c84-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my interest in the Arctic stems from my interest in climate change. It seems to me to be e...; Viscount Waverley | 723 c89-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Arctic has a magical attraction posing special physical challenges—remoteness, ice and...; Lord Teverson | 723 c87-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am absolutely sure that the noble Lord, Lord Jay, is right that we will be discussing th...; Lord Jenkin of Roding | 723 c86-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are deeply indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Jay. I am sure that he is right in saying t...
Subjects: Climate change Fisheries Exploration Oil Natural gas Sovereignty Shipping Seas and oceans Snow and ice Arctic Arctic Council
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Arctic Ice Cap

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