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Ministerial statement on Monday, 14 February 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howell of Guildford.

Middle East and North Africa

Lords statement on recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
725 c524-39 
Session
2010-12
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 725 c538-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister not recognise that these welcome indications of support for Egypt and Tu...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c539 (Link to this contribution) I have certainly heard such suggestions, including one, not from within government, that there shoul...
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 725 c537 (Link to this contribution) If we are very quick we might get three speakers in. The noble Lord, Lord Clinton-Davis, has been tr...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 725 c537-8 (Link to this contribution) How do the Government intend to press the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority to resume the peace...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c538 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord speaks with great experience, feeling and wisdom on this issue but I know he is the f...
Baroness Williams of Crosby | 725 c538 (Link to this contribution) Does my noble friend agree that the single most important thing that can be done is to reassure Isra...
Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 725 c537 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I suggest that we hear from the noble Marquess, then from the Liberal Democrats. Then ther...
Marquess of Lothian | 725 c537 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at this time of emerging democratic awareness in the Middle East, will the Minister and hi...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c537 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for that observation. Of course, this is the right way to go. My right honou...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c536-7 (Link to this contribution) I would make it clear to the noble Lord that the words I said on Friday were carefully chosen. I did...
Lord Anderson of Swansea | 725 c536 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the final paragraph of the Statement, it is said that, "““the UK will be an active and ...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c536 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary has indeed made clear his ...
Lord Tugendhat | 725 c536 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the noble Lord aware of how welcome will be the Foreign Secretary’s statement that we w...
Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 725 c536 (Link to this contribution) I think it is the turn of the Conservatives. We will then return to the Labour Benches. Perhaps I mi...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c524-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with permission, I will repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Foreign ...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c535 (Link to this contribution) Those are very wise words from the noble Lord. He rightly says that as far as the politics and democ...
Lord Judd | 725 c534-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister accept that many of us will be greatly reassured by his firmness in sayi...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c535 (Link to this contribution) At this stage I can tell the noble Lord that we will note and are studying the actions taken by othe...
Lord Hylton | 725 c535 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I noted what the Statement said about assets. The Minister will be in the picture about ce...
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 725 c528-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating this comprehensive Statement, which I am sure the whole...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c534 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend. On her last point, she is right that the Amnesty International rep...
Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 725 c533 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does my noble friend agree that we were foreshadowed a Statement on Afghanistan earlier to...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c538 (Link to this contribution) My personal hope and, indeed, the hope of the Government is that that is the way things will unfold....
Lord Howell of Guildford | 725 c530-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her very comprehensive response and comments on the region,...
Subjects
Demonstrations Human rights International assistance Foreign relations Nuclear fuels Politics and government Israel Palestine Iran Middle East Yemen Peace negotiations Egypt Tunisia North Africa Freezing of assets
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