"My Lords, it always gives me pleasure to be able to support my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Alton. He and I have worked extensively over many years, and I pay tribute to him, as others have. He comes to us again with this Bill, which aims to establish a …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"When I referred to an omertà, I was not suggesting that there had not been discussion in this House about Gaza or the West Bank. I was suggesting that many people around this House feel inhibited about raising this issue or speaking to it because they fear that they will …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I strongly support the Bill, and I do see it as a Bill dealing with state-sanctioned abuse. The Bill directly responds to the abusive nature of these sexual relationships which were built on deception. The deception that is involved negates a person’s ability to exercise autonomous choice about …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to criminalise the purchase of settlement houses and land on the West Bank by British citizens...." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, but it really is time to match words with actions. There is evidence of purchasing of homes and property on the West Bank in the Occupied Territories. We cannot have British citizens being complicit in violations of international law, and the …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"In 1968, he advised the Government of Israel that the creation of settlements in the Occupied Territories would be contrary to international law, then and now. If only the Israeli Government had listened...." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"I listen to this cabal shouting out. What is happening is unlawful, and we are seeing that it is becoming impossible for the Palestinians ever to have a state of their own because of the actions that are currently taking place...." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"The question is this: the UK banned the purchase of land by Russians in the occupied territories of Ukraine; do the Government have the political will to do the same in the West Bank and Gaza?..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"The Minister has given us a list of places where terrible conflicts have taken place. I noticed that Gaza was not included. A rather nonsensical peace board has been created. It would be interesting to hear how many women are involved in that, never mind the absence of Palestinians. What …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I had the great privilege, from 1998 until 2004, of being the chair of the British Council. Sometimes, it is useful to draw on one’s institutional memory. The reason that the British Council was set up in the middle of the 1930s was to share British values, as …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech