Thursday 27th October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Sheehan Portrait Baroness Sheehan (LD)
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My Lords, the ban on King Charles attending the conference imposed by the previous incumbent of No. 10 is, quite frankly, churlish and rather unseemly. The US climate envoy, John Kerry, Alok Sharma himself—the outgoing COP 26 president—and even the Daily Telegraph believe he should go. The Egyptian Government have renewed their invitation to the King. Will the Minister urge the Prime Minister to lift the ban?

Baroness Neville-Rolfe Portrait Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
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Noble Lords will know that this is a matter for His Majesty.