Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howell of Guildford.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 724 c1023-33
Session: 2010-12
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: BBC: World Service
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Written statements
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 724 c1024-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for repeating the Statement. This is a very sad day for all support...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1026-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I say straight away that I heartily endorse many of the sentiments expressed by the noble ...; Lord Fowler | 724 c1028 (Link to this contribution) I shall ask my noble friend a few short questions. Is there any comparable international broadcastin...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1028 (Link to this contribution) I shall start on my noble friend’s second point. We have to leave the design and pattern of the cuts...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1023-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with permission I shall now repeat as a Statement the Urgent Question that was answered by...; Baroness Coussins | 724 c1028 (Link to this contribution) Can the Minister explain how the disappearance of various foreign language services from the World S...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1028-9 (Link to this contribution) With respect to the noble Baroness, I think there is a missing point in her concerns. Of course we w...; Lord Triesman | 724 c1029 (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest as the Minister who for several years was responsible, among other things, for...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1029-30 (Link to this contribution) I really cannot comment on the noble Lord’s last point because the administrators of the BBC World S...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1033 (Link to this contribution) My noble and learned friend has been at the centre of these matters for many years. Even before he h...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1032 (Link to this contribution) These are sensible considerations to analyse in seeing how our communications systems on the planet ...; Lord Dubs | 724 c1031-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree that, in many parts of the world, there is a serious struggle goin...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 724 c1032-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is entirely right to identify the changes that are necessary as a result o...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 724 c1031 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join with everyone in saying that it will be a sad day indeed if the BBC World Service c...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1030-1 (Link to this contribution) I find it difficult to comment on my noble friend’s last point. If that is what she has read in the ...; Lord Dubs | 724 c1031 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Lord Howell of Guildford | 724 c1031 (Link to this contribution) On the last point, I think that that is absolutely right. There ought to be—although this is of cour...; Earl Attlee | 724 c1031 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have plenty of time. Let us hear from the Labour Benches and then from my noble and lea...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 724 c1031 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 724 c1030 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I sympathise with my noble friend on the difficult decisions that his department is having...
Subjects: BBC Broadcasting Finance Languages Location Pension funds BBC World Service
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