European Union Referendum Bill

Debate between Lord Green of Deddington and Earl of Courtown

Monday 23rd November 2015 Lords Chamber

[Lord Green of Deddington]

My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the noble Lord, but does he agree that—

[The Earl of Courtown (Con)]

I do not think this is the time for interruptions. Noble Lords should remember that we are on Report.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Funding

Debate between Lord Green of Deddington and Earl of Courtown

Thursday 19th November 2015 Lords Chamber

[The Earl of Courtown]

My Lords, my noble friend is quite right. Perhaps I should underline the facts about the good work being done by UKTI. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has helped to deliver some £37.6 billion-worth of business wins for UK industry. We also have the GREAT campaign, which emphasises that this country is a great place to visit, a great place in which to study and a great place to do business in.

[Lord Green of Deddington (CB)]

My Lords—

Yemen

Debate between Lord Green of Deddington and Earl of Courtown

Thursday 29th October 2015 Lords Chamber

[Lord Green of Deddington (CB)]

My Lords, I welcome the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Avebury. As it happens, Yemen was my first post and Saudi Arabia was my last. I suggest to the Minister that we should focus our efforts on the humanitarian aspects here, partly for the reasons given by the noble Lord, Lord Anderson. It is a hugely complex situation, internally in Yemen and externally in the regional powers. The best thing that we can do is to increase our aid to those many millions who are suffering dreadfully.

[The Earl of Courtown]

The noble Lord, Lord Green, is quite right, in so far as we have to focus the aid so that it gets to the people who need it. However, as the noble Lord is also aware, the logistics of getting it there are proving very difficult.