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In this important debate, I want to concentrate on the role of communities in international development programmes. My recent experience in that regard has had a profound effect on me and my constituents. In November 2003, I travelled to Sierra Leone as part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association delegation, at...

Member
Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 December 2006
Reference
454 c1334-9
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions she has had with the Bangladesh authorities on the level of violence in that country.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 2006
Reference
110245; 454 c1504W;454 c1506W
House
House of Commons

Secretary of State's second report under section 11(1) of the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003. 35 p.

Deposited by
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Deposited papers
Date
12 December 2006
Reference
DEP 06/2243
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 1 December in Brussels. My honourable friends the Minister of State for Pension Reform (James Purnell) and...

Member
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written statements
Date
11 December 2006
Reference
687 c172-3WS
House
House of Lords

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 1 December in Brussels. My hon. Friend, Minister of State for Pension Reform (James Purnell) and my hon. Friend, Minister for Employment Relations and Minister for London (Jim Fitzpatrick) represented the UK. Health and consumer affairs issues were...

Member
James Plaskitt (Labour)
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written statements
Date
11 December 2006
Reference
454 c75-6WS
House
House of Commons
Type
Unprinted papers
Date
7 December 2006
House
House of Commons

That this House welcomes the second Global Day for Darfur on 10th December, which will highlight the widespread and systematic use of rape and sexual violence against civilians in the region; abhors the utilisation of rape as a weapon of war in this and other conflicts around the world and...

Primary sponsor
Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
7 December 2006
Reference
434
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Transport Committee
Date
6 December 2006
Reference
HC 96-i 2006-07
House
House of Commons

My Lords, in the third day of debate on the gracious Speech, just over a fortnight ago, many Members of your Lordships’ House spoke clearly and strongly about the priority of finding a resolution to the disastrously destructive situation in Israel-Palestine—destructive, as has already been said today, not only to...

Member
Bishop of Winchester (Bishops (affiliation))
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1074-6
House
House of Lords

rose to move, That this House takes note of developments in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The noble Lord said: My Lords, it is almost one year since the first fully free and fair parliamentary elections took place in Iraq. Twelve million Iraqis registered for those elections. More than 75...

Member
Lord Triesman (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1061-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I welcome the debate. I particularly welcome the large number of speakers from the Cross Benches. One of the many positive effects of the partial reform of the House of Lords, which we have undertaken in the past eight years, has been a much more active and expert...

Member
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1069-74
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to take note of developments in the Middle East and Afghanistan. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Lord Triesman
Answering member
Lord Howell of Guildford
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Debates
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1061-150
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I, too, was all for toppling Saddam because I had seen some of the damage that he had caused in Kuwait and the evil that he had perpetrated. But I am glad to say that I also warned against the possible dire consequences if we did not take...

Member
Lord Roberts of Conwy (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1104-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I begin with Iraq. I was one of those who supported the invasion of Iraq. Apparently, there are not too many around these days who did. I supported it really if only to get rid of Saddam Hussein, a dictator who invaded two countries, gassed his own people,...

Member
Lord Jacobs (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1095-8
House
House of Lords

My Lords, one of the disturbing aspects about our military involvements in Iraq, and now Afghanistan, is the degree to which Her Majesty’s Government, maybe unwittingly, have surrendered some control and authority over our Armed Forces. Let me make clear at the outset that nothing I say detracts from the...

Member
Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1098-101
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the issues we are debating today have direct implications for our own security here in the United Kingdom. Our domestic security necessitates marginalising extremism by winning hearts and minds. However, a significant number of hearts and minds are not being won in some quarters by the perception of...

Member
Lord Judd (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1089-92
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am grateful to the Government for giving the House a long overdue opportunity for a debate exclusively devoted to the Middle East and Afghanistan. Many of your Lordships will no doubt have decided to concentrate on the dangerous and critical situation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon and...

Member
Lord Wright of Richmond (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1086-8
House
House of Lords

My Lords, when I take part in foreign policy debates in this House, I am very impressed by the excellence of the speeches. Those of the spokespersons of the three main parties were, if possible, even more outstanding than usual. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Triesman and Lord Howell...

Member
Baroness Williams of Crosby (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1082-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I agree with my noble friend Lord Howell of Guildford that we should be thinking about changing course. I would have preferred this debate to have taken place after the publication of the forthcoming Baker-Hamilton report. Nevertheless, I hope that we will have an opportunity to discuss that...

Member
Lord Blaker (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1080-2
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I, too, welcome the opportunity for a debate on developments in the Middle East and in Afghanistan. I thank the opening speakers for a succession of comprehensive and extraordinarily good speeches. The two areas of conflict that are the subject of our debate today are very much linked...

Member
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
5 December 2006
Reference
687 c1076-80
House
House of Lords