Afghanistan

Lord Wright of Richmond Excerpts
Wednesday 27th October 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Rowlands Portrait Lord Rowlands
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My Lords—

Lord Judd Portrait Lord Judd
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My Lords—

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Lord Howell of Guildford Portrait Lord Howell of Guildford
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I believe that the answer is 14 provinces.

Lord Wright of Richmond Portrait Lord Wright of Richmond
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My Lords, is the Minister able to tell the House anything about progress or otherwise on controlling the poppy crop?

Lord Howell of Guildford Portrait Lord Howell of Guildford
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I cannot say very much, except that the earlier setbacks have to some extent been corrected and I believe that we are making progress. I should like to be able to give the noble Lord a far more detailed reply but I am not in a position to do so at the moment. I shall therefore do it in writing or at some other opportunity.