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HANSARDD-day MemorialI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I declare an interest as chairman of the Normandy Memorial Trust. I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Selkirk, for raising…09 Jul 2019HANSARDD-day MemorialMy Lords—09 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I had the privilege of serving under the noble Lord, Lord Howell, when he was a Minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and have appeared before him over many…21 May 2019HANSARDHong Kong: Pro-democracy ActivistsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, is too modest to say that he was one of the key architects of the joint declaration and put many thousands of hours into…10 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: The Erasmus and Horizon Programmes (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, this is becoming a debate with a single message for the Minister. I think that this is a compelling report. I declare an interest as a member of the sub-committee of my…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I am delighted to follow what the noble Lord said about Article 50. He and many others have used the word “humiliation”, and I think there is a lot of truth in that. I…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, we are at the stage of the debate where everything has been said but not yet by everyone, and therefore I think it is best to be short. To vary just a little what has…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I am a member of my noble friend Lord Jay’s sub-committee. I want to take issue partly with the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, when she says that the report we…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)I understand. I was going to say that the report is still very relevant because it is a powerful and evidence-based assessment of why it is vital that we maintain close security…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: UK NationalsMy Lords, while, I am sure, British embassies around Europe are doing everything they should to pass on information to British citizens, does the Minister accept that the…09 Jan 2019