Ministerial statement on Monday, 6 February 2012, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howell of Guildford.

Syria

Lords statement on Syria.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 735 c35-47
Session: 2010-12
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Syria
Monday, 27 February 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c35-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I would like to repeat a Statement on Syria. ““Mr Speaker, t...; Lord Triesman | 735 c37-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement that was made by the Foreign Secretary. T...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c40-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for his very robust support and expert analysis of the overview of the situat...; Earl Attlee | 735 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the House of the benefit of short questions to the Minister in order that my nobl...; Lord Wright of Richmond | 735 c43 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I declare an interest as a former British ambassador to Syria and a member of the B...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c42-3 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend made three points. First, on how we can help to make the UN more effective, we are o...; Lord Alderdice | 735 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a serious, sensitive and solemn Statement from my noble friend, and I welcome it v...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c44 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord. Information about Iranian supplies of weaponry to the Syrian regime...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 735 c44 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister agree that Russia and China have put themselves on the wrong side of history by ve...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c43-4 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord is absolutely right to cast his expert eye over the internal complexities of Syria an...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c45 (Link to this contribution) I fully share the noble Lord’s remarks about Simon Collis, our excellent ambassador. He is recalled ...; Lord Jay of Ewelme | 735 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in paying tribute to our ambassador and his staff and their families in Dama...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend makes two points. First, he drew attention to something that we are inclin...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c45-6 (Link to this contribution) On the first point, the noble Lord speaks with experience, because he has done that job himself and ...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 735 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister also accept congratulations on the work of the UK mission in New York? T...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c46 (Link to this contribution) This is obviously one of the many matters under consideration. Of course, it is related to the broad...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 735 c46 (Link to this contribution) I asked whether the Government are giving any consideration to the application of the convention aga...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c46 (Link to this contribution) I do not think there have. This is a matter that appeared in the public press some weeks ago but I a...; Baroness Hussein-Ece | 735 c46 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I can ask my noble friend the Minister for some further clarification. In his resp...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c46-7 (Link to this contribution) That is absolutely true. My noble friend is completely correct that both Governments have problems—s...; Lord Tugendhat | 735 c46 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree that a major motivation for the Russian and Chinese vetoes is thei...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 735 c47 (Link to this contribution) Yes, we keep in very close touch with partners, and indeed the Lebanese authorities and the Lebanese...; Lord Stirrup | 735 c47 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the terrible events in Syria may have consequences well beyond the borders of that country...; Lord Skelmersdale | 735 c47 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the time for the Statement has now elapsed so we return to the Protection of Freedoms Bill...; Lord Eden of Winton | 735 c44 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for repeating the robust and measured Statement of the Foreign Sec...
Subjects: Demonstrations Diplomatic service China Human rights Politics and government Violence UN resolutions Sanctions Russia Syria UN Security Council League of Arab States
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Syria

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