Democratic Republic of Congo

Debate between Baroness King of Bow and Lord Strathclyde

Thursday 19th July 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Avebury]

My Lords—

[The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde)]

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady King, has been trying very hard to get in.

[Baroness King of Bow]

My Lords, I have visited the Great Lakes region on 10 occasions over a decade and I have never ceased to be amazed by the resilience and dignity of the local populations and the barbarity and scale of the atrocities visited on them, such as a nine month-old baby who was raped with a military-issue rifle and who then sustained terrible gunshot wounds. Does the Minister agree that we need to hold Rwanda to account, and that we should also hold the Congolese army to account? Could he press for more military tribunals so that we can play our role in ensuring that innocent victims such as that nine month-old baby girl get the justice they deserve?

Schools: Nutrition

Debate between Baroness King of Bow and Lord Strathclyde

Wednesday 13th June 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness King of Bow]

My Lords—

[Lord Strathclyde]

My Lords, I know everybody is desperate to get in on this Question, but we are now into the 17th minute and I think we have to go to the next Question. Unfortunately this Question has taken too much time.