"Clearly, Russia pays no regard to the commitments it has made previously on the protection of culture in times of war, or on anything else. The noble Earl is right that we should be condemning its actions on this, just as we do in so many other areas...." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"International law applies to everyone, and territorial integrity matters everywhere. We are about to discuss a UQ on Ukraine, and I think the same applies. Things such as the raising of the flag at Beaufort Castle do not help; they raise tensions and weaken the Government of Lebanon. It is …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"With respect, I fundamentally disagree with the noble Lord. I wonder what he means by “finish the job”, given what we are seeing and the numbers of civilians who have been killed. Over three and a half thousand civilians, including children, have been killed indiscriminately. I could, perhaps, understand a …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"I think even the noble Lord knows when he says “appeared to weaken” that the story that was reported was not exactly accurate. We have new sanctions that we are introducing, although they will not be introduced perhaps as quickly as some noble Lords would like, and we can discuss …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"I do share, as I think the noble Lord knows, his deep concerns around the changing nature of warfare and what seems to be happening in many places, as he said, with the deliberate targeting of civilians and infrastructure. We do not comment about future sanctions, as he knows, but …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"The noble Lord is absolutely right, and we will of course be raising this in every forum we can. I commend the work that our friends and partners in France have led on the safety of Chernobyl; it is disturbing to see these most recent events...." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"I am not sure about that. It is possible and important, and it is our responsibility to call out what Russia is doing in Ukraine: abducting children, targeting infrastructure and carrying out relentless drone attacks on cities. This must be condemned, whatever someone’s views may be on Israel, Palestine and …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"My Lords, of course I can assure noble Lords that Israel has the right to defend itself. We have said so consistently. We are extremely disturbed—noble Lords will have noticed this in the language we have used in recent days—about the actions taken in Lebanon. We completely understand the need …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"First, I commend the noble Lord’s work with women and girls in Lebanon. It is vital that we continue this work, and two weeks ago I was able to meet the Lebanese Minister for social affairs, who is an outstanding woman leader in Lebanon. Our support for the Lebanese army …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
"I want to be absolutely clear about this: I have complete sympathy with the people who have been displaced and harmed and who are living in the fear the noble Lord talks about—of course I do, as does everybody else in this Government. It is important and essential that we …..." Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech