Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Smith of Basildon.

G7 Summit

Lords statement on the G7 Summit.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 857 cc552-567
Session: 2026-27
Department: Lord Privy Seal
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2026-0445
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2026-0447
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2026-0446
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
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Proceeding contributions: Lord True | 857 c554 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Lord Privy Seal for being here to answer questions on this Statement. In th...; 857 c554 (Link to this contribution)
Oh!; Lord True | 857 cc554-7 (Link to this contribution)
The Statement was made by someone who did not attend the summit and in the absence of the Prime M...; Lord Fox | 857 cc557-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Lord Privy Seal for allowing this Statement to be repeated in your Lordship...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 cc559-561 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I looked with some wry amusement at my notes, which start: “Can I thank the Leader of t...; Lord Wilson of Sedgefield | 857 c560 (Link to this contribution)
Before we move on to Back-Bench questions, let me respectfully say that they are Back-Bench quest...; Lord Bellingham | 857 c560 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this morning, a Russian ballistic missile struck a civilian target in President Zelensk...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c560 (Link to this contribution)
I am not sure that I can give the noble Lord further information beyond what I have already said—...; Lord Alton of Liverpool | 857 c560 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe is in Sudan. Can the noble Baroness say what...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c562 (Link to this contribution)
Of course. I think the noble Lord has raised these issues already with my noble friend Lady Chapm...; Baroness Blackstone | 857 c562 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, does my noble friend the Leader of the House agree that the Government should act with ...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c562 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I agree with my noble friend, and I am proud that we have taken the historic step of re...; Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 857 c562 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, can the Minister update us on the coalition of the willing in terms of the final settle...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c562 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord raises a useful point. The coalition of the willing that the Prime Minister brough...; Lord Harris of Haringey | 857 cc562-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend the Leader of the House has quite properly referred to the esteem in wh...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c563 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend is right to raise a number of issues around resilience. He said he hoped that who...; Lord Redwood | 857 c563 (Link to this contribution)
As the Government have decommissioned the last minesweeper and the last frigate we had in the Gul...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c563 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord is probably aware that clearing mines is something we are working on as part of a ...; Lord Barber of Chittlehampton | 857 c564 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend for her comments this afternoon and to the Prime Minis...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c564 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my noble friend. The House will know from his detailed question that he has cons...; Lord Pickles | 857 c564 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, now that we have recognised the Palestinian Authority, what discussions have the Govern...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c564 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have not personally had those discussions, but the Government have ongoing discussion...; Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 857 c565 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal and the Leader of the House on the p...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c565 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend makes a very valid point. For many of us, the Brexit referendum is deep in our mi...; Lord Roe of West Wickham | 857 c565 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for the Statement and her answers. Having listened to such impo...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c565 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord is right that sometimes, in looking at strategic and wider issues, we forget the p...; Lord Dobbs | 857 c566 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the words of the Lord Privy Seal about the need to engage all of civil society in the i...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c566 (Link to this contribution)
I have to say to the noble Lord that I think he has a short memory. When we look at what happened...; Lord Sikka | 857 c566 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my concern is about the relevance of the G7. It was held together by the economic might...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 857 c567 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, when I look at the communiqués and outcomes, and particularly at the engagement of the ...
Subjects: Access Crimes of violence Deportation Armed conflict Undocumented migrants Humanitarian aid France India Japan Lebanon Gaza Military aid Israel Trade agreements Foreign investment in UK Palestine Iran West Bank Middle East Ukraine Jerusalem Shipping USA Sanctions Russia English Channel G7 UK relations with EU Israeli settlements Ceasefires Strait of Hormuz
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G7 Summit

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