Contributions
617 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDNATOMy Lords, I am delighted from these Liberal Democrat Benches to join the bipartisan support for NATO that has been expressed this afternoon. As other noble Lords have pointed out,…02 Apr 2019HANSARDYemen: Giving Peace a Chance (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Luce, and the noble Baroness, Lady Amos, who bring such expertise about both the region and the UN. I have the pleasure of…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: The Erasmus and Horizon Programmes (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. Over the past months and years, he has stood up for what he believes in on European…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, suggested that now is not the time for clowns. But one thing I was musing about over the weekend was how both David Cameron and the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, I understand that at least one government Minister seems reluctant to give evidence to your Lordships’ Economic Affairs Committee. If there is precedent for Ministers…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Bilateral Relations with European Union Member StatesMy Lords, I am grateful for that Answer. Clearly diplomatic relations are important, but over the last 46 years the UK has built up a very intense set of relationships through…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Bilateral Relations with European Union Member StatesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has put in place to strengthen bilateral relations with individual European Union member…20 Mar 2019HANSARDMaritime 2050 StrategyMy Lords, under the heading of “competitive advantage recommendations”, Maritime 2050: Navigating the Future recommends that the Government and industry should work together, “to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAircraft Carrier Task ForceMy Lords, the Minister has on several occasions talked about working with our allies, as he has in the past in the context of the escort ships alongside the Queen Elizabeth class.…13 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesMy Lords, in light of the National Audit Office’s November 2018 report, which suggested that the MoD’s equipment plan remained unaffordable, falling about £10 billion short over…06 Mar 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019My Lords, unlike my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford, I have not been involved in any of the Armed Forces Bills going back to 2006 or before, nor indeed to the equivalent…20 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this is the first statutory instrument related to Brexit that I have had the joy, or misfortune, to be involved with. In that sense I am quite glad that it has two…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, last week it appeared that the Prime Minister was saying that she was listening yet had not heard anything at all. This seems to have been going on for about the last…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I meant absolutely no criticism of the noble Lord, Lord Jay, or the committee; it was just the result of the way these things work. I understand that timeliness is not…16 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: Treating Students Fairly (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, like other Members of your Lordships’ House I am delighted to speak in this debate. I think I am the first person to speak who was not either on the committee or…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Citizens in the UKMy Lords, I was somewhat stunned yesterday evening to hear the first thing the Prime Minister said after the withdrawal agreement went down in the House of Commons: that EU…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead, said that this is a timely debate. In some ways it is very timely, and in other ways it feels somewhat out of date. We have just…16 Jan 2019