Debate on Tuesday, 4 June 2019, in the House of Lords, led by Earl Howe. The answering member was Lord Tunnicliffe.

D-day: 75th Anniversary

Lords motion to take note of the 75th anniversary of D-day. Agreed to on question. (Part 1 of 2)

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 798 cc31-62
Session: 2017-19
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: D-day: 75th Anniversary
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Earl Howe | 798 cc31-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, 75 years ago today, military forces in the United Kingdom stood poised to embark on the...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 798 cc34-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Earl, who put the Normandy landings so well in co...; Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 798 cc35-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Portsmouth D-day museum. I begin by thanking ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 798 cc37-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister briefly mentioned Operation Bodyguard and the deception ca...; Lord Janvrin | 798 cc39-40 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Government for giving time for this debate and the Minister for introducing...; Lord Burnett | 798 cc40-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Janvrin. I will be quoting from a book,...; Lord Reay | 798 cc42-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before I begin I offer an apology to several noble Lords, who over the past few weeks w...; Lord Dobbs | 798 cc44-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, what a privilege to follow that delightful speech of the noble Lord, Lord Reay, and an ...; Baroness Crawley | 798 cc46-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Reay, and look forward to hearing from him many time...; Lord Lexden | 798 cc47-50 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, how fortunate we are that my noble friend Lord Reay chose to make his maiden speech in ...; Lord Livermore | 798 cc50-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, 75 years ago today the allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France was delayed one final ti...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 798 cc51-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, a commemorative debate, such as we are having today, needs both to look back to the eve...; Lord Bilimoria | 798 cc53-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the landings of allied forces on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944—Operation Overlord—w...; Lord Balfe | 798 cc55-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Reay, and saying how pleased I am that h...; Lord Birt | 798 cc57-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, and his most eloquent speec...; Viscount Bridgeman | 798 cc58-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in congratulating my noble friend Lord Reay on his maiden speech, I have to add my apol...; Baroness Boycott | 798 cc59-61 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my father landed on Sword beach at about 8 am on 6 June. He was not in the first wave, ...; Lord Brennan | 798 cc61-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this and other acts of commemoration this week about the D-day landing and its aftermat...
Subjects: Anniversaries Cohabitation Pensions Military decorations War widow(er)s Warships USA War memorials D-Day landings Remarriage Veterans
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D-day: 75th Anniversary

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