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Ministerial statement on Monday, 17 January 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howell of Guildford.


Tunisia

Lords statement on recent events in Tunisia.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
724 c82-90 
Session
2010-12
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Anderson of Swansea | 724 c89-90 (Link to this contribution) Our key national interest appears to be the security of our own nationals, and to that extent the Fo...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c90 (Link to this contribution) I hope, as we must all hope, that the lessons will be learnt. They are fascinating lessons, and some...
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Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 724 c90 (Link to this contribution) Does my noble friend agree that although the formation of a more inclusive Government is to be welco...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c90 (Link to this contribution) It is early days to give a definite current on the last point, but that seems utterly sensible. As t...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c89 (Link to this contribution) This is a positive set of observations. Having visited Tunisia on more than one occasion, I wondered...
Baroness Browning | 724 c89 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chairman of the All-Party Group on Tunisia. I was please...
Lord Bannside | 724 c88-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that we are glad of the Statement that we heard from the Minister tonight. Howev...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c89 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for that. Why does it appear suddenly to have caught certain people ...
Lord Hurd of Westwell | 724 c88 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my noble friend on the balance he struck in his comments on the Statement. I will mak...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c88 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for his advice, which is invaluable in this kind of situation. I ca...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c88 (Link to this contribution) It is hard to add to the expertise of my noble friend. All the neighbouring countries are assessing ...
Lord Chidgey | 724 c87-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister tell us a little more about the assessment of the reaction among the cou...
Viscount Waverley | 724 c86 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, what if there is a repetition of a party such as Islamic Salvation Front winning the natio...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c86 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord will understand that those are highly hypothetical questions. The Algerian situation ...
Lord Boateng | 724 c86-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in welcoming the Minister’s Statement, and particularly his warm words, which are well des...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c87 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord knows more than most about Africa strategies and speaks wise words. Perhaps he would ...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c82-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with permission, I shall now repeat as a Statement the Urgent Question that was answered b...
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead | 724 c83-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made today in the other place. I ask at t...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c84-5 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that response. First, I shall deal with the rapid deployment...
Lord Steel of Aikwood | 724 c85-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was about to question my noble friend on exactly that last point and ask whether he woul...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c86 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend offers some very wise and comprehensive comments on the overall situation. This is a...
Subjects
British nationals abroad Diplomatic service Protest Politics and government Violence EU external relations Travel information Tunisia
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