1-4 of 4 results for house:"House of Lords"
Librarians' tools
- Search time
- 0.876 seconds
- Solr query time
- 0.004 seconds
- Search query
- house:"House of Lords"
- We searched for
- legislature_ses:25277
Type
House
Session
Year
Department
Member
Primary member
More
Campbell-Savours, Lord (4)
Answering member
More
Triesman, Lord (4)
Legislative stage
Legislation
Subject
Publisher
Whether they will meet representatives of the Government of Israel to discuss recent developments concerning Israel’s boundaries.
Whether they will meet representatives of the Government of Israel to discuss recent developments concerning Israel’s boundaries.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Procedure
Topical questions (HL)
For answer on
16 March 2006
Answered on
16 March 2006
My Lords, final status issues can be resolved only through negotiations and agreement between the parties. Under phase three of the road map, both parties will determine their permanent borders through mutual agreement. Settlement building and routing the barrier on occupied land is illegal under international law. It threatens the territorial contiguity of any future Palestinian state and is an obstacle to peace. The barrier’s route should be on or behind the green line. On 2 March, we raised the issue of settlements and the barrier and discussed Israeli acting Prime Minister Olmert’s future plans for the West Bank with the Israeli Prime Minister’s special adviser.
Subjects
Borders; Israel; Palestine; Occupied territories
Date
16 March 2006
Reference
679 c1351
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What discussions have taken place between representatives of the Volcker commission and authorities in the United Kingdom on the Weir Group’s payments to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
What discussions have taken place between representatives of the Volcker commission and authorities in the United Kingdom on the Weir Group’s payments to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
6 March 2006
Answered on
6 March 2006
My Lords, representatives of Strathclyde Police visited the independent inquiry committee at its headquarters on 8 and 9 December 2005. There they spoke to committee staff and received copies of documents relevant to the Weir Group. The Strathclyde Police, in close liaison with the Scottish Crown Office, are reviewing this documentation to determine whether there are sufficient grounds for investigation. It would not be appropriate to comment further on any specific allegations at this stage.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
6 March 2006
Reference
679 c525-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What estimates they have made of the consequences which the reform of the European Union sugar regime will have on the Jamaican economy.
What estimates they have made of the consequences which the reform of the European Union sugar regime will have on the Jamaican economy.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2005
We recognise the negative impacts that the reforms to the EU sugar regime agreed at the 24 November Agriculture Council will have on some African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar producers—including Jamaica—with preferential access to the EU market. However, we welcome the overall reforms, particularly the benefits they will bring to many developing countries. Furthermore, the reforms will see a smaller price cut and a longer adjustment period than originally proposed. This will give the ACP a better opportunity to adapt to the reforms.The EU will provide transitional assistance to help ACP producers improve their efficiency in the sugar sector where feasible or diversify into more profitable sectors. Ensuring that credible and timely transitional assistance is in place remains a priority for the UK.In September 2003, the Department for International Development (DfID) commissioned consultants LMC International Ltd (LMC) to produce an independent report on the impact that EU sugar reform would have by 2015 on the ACP countries that are party to the sugar protocol. This work was updated in June 2005, after the Commission put forward its proposals but before agreement was reached on the shape of the reforms. It therefore assumes a 39 per cent price cut rather than the actual 36 per cent.The sugar industry in Jamaica currently contributes about 1 per cent to GDP (mainly through exports to the EU) and it employs around 30,000 workers (2.5 per cent of the workforce). On the basis of the limited information available to it, the LMC study forecasts that the sugar industry in Jamaica was likely to be unsustainable after the EU reforms. This conclusion was contested by the Government of Jamaica, who have since clearly stated that there will be a viable sugar industry after transition.A more recent assessment by European Commission funded consultants (who again assumed a 39 per cent price cut) concluded that this would reduce the value of sugar export revenues from 6.9 per cent of total exports to 4.9 per cent and a reduction of 0.8 per cent of GDP over four years. The consultants estimate redundancy costs of €10.5 million, assuming that the government decide to close two of the state-owned mills.A recent International Monetary Fund working paper estimated that a similar reduction in preferences would result in the loss of 1.4 per cent. of exports and a 0.6 per cent reduction in GDP for Jamaica. But these estimates should be viewed with caution, as they are based on a number of strong assumptions.Currently, DfID is collaborating with the World Bank to assess the implications of the EU reforms for the rural economy as a whole. We are also supporting the Planning Institute of Jamaica to carry out a study on the social impact of the erosion of sugar preferences and how best to help those affected adversely by the changes.
Subjects
Economic situation; EU external trade; Reform; Sugar; Jamaica; Common sugar regime
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
2657; 676 c121-2WA
House
House of Lords
What measures they are supporting, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to compensate Jamaica for its loss of income arising from the recent reform of the European Union sugar regime.
What measures they are supporting, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to compensate Jamaica for its loss of income arising from the recent reform of the European Union sugar regime.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2005
The agreement reached at 24 November Agriculture Council to reform the EU sugar regime will bring it into line with other already reformed CAP sectors and will benefit many developing countries. But we recognise the negative impacts that the EU reforms will have on some African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar producers, including Jamaica, with preferential access to the EU market.As my right honourable friend the Prime Minister said in his speech at Guildhall on 14 November (www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page8524.asp), we recognise the problem of preference erosion. This does not argue for maintaining the current system, but it does argue for helping the countries affected through the transition. The EU will provide transitional assistance to help ACP producers improve their efficiency in the sugar sector where feasible or diversify into more profitable sectors. Ensuring that credible and timely transitional assistance is in place remains a priority for the UK.We have supported the Commission’s proposal of €40 million in transitional assistance for ACP producers in the first year (2006). We have worked hard to secure this amount in the negotiations on the 2006 EU budget, which we hope will formally be agreed by the European Parliament when it meets in a plenary session in mid-December. Further funding will be available over the following seven years, and the UK will fight to ensure it is adequate and timely.The Department for International Development (DfID) is collaborating with the World Bank to assess the implications of the EU reforms for the rural economy as a whole. DfID is also supporting the Planning Institute of Jamaica to carry out a study on the social impact of the erosion of sugar preferences and how best to help those adversely affected by the changes.
Subjects
EU external trade; Reform; Sugar; EU aid; Jamaica; ACP countries; Common sugar regime; Economic partnership agreements
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
2656; 676 c121WA
House
House of Lords