"My Lords, given that Russia withdrew its signature from the Rome statute in 2016, meaning that it is not a party to the International Criminal Court, what methods could be used to bring future prosecutions of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russians in Ukraine?..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"My Lords, this has been a great, if somewhat one-sided, debate. It is quite sad that nobody from the Labour Benches or the Liberal Democrat Back Benches, not even their Front-Bench spokesmen, have bothered to turn up and give us their opinion on this Bill. Nevertheless, we have benefited from …..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"I associate myself completely with the Minister’s remarks. The noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, has asked 46 Questions on this subject, and in my view that is 46 too many...." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"I want to ask the Minister about a separate issue with regard to our relations with the US: Argentina’s President, Javier Milei, has been increasingly aggressive in his rhetoric on the Falkland Islands, which are and will remain British. Has there been any further update to the United States’s position …..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"My Lords, the Campaign Against Antisemitism has expressed serious concerns about the public comments of Sarah Helm, the wife of the National Security Adviser, to whom the Minister just referred. The Government have said, quite rightly, that Sarah Helm does not represent them. However, in a post during a public …..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"My Lords, building on the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, and my noble friend Lord Pickles, many Jewish families have not been reunited with their property looted by the Nazis and the special envoy, as has been said, has a responsibility to support restitution. Could the Minister …..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"My Lords, building on the question from my noble friend Lord Polak, as the noble Lord acknowledged, Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. It has robust rule-of-law provisions. I wonder what steps the Government are taking to establish those exact provisions in the rest of the Middle …..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for granting us the opportunity to ask questions on this important Statement. These measures amount to a major change in the UK’s approach to the region, so it is right that we are scrutinising them in your Lordships’ House today.
"I thank the noble Baroness for her reply and, indeed, welcome her to the Dispatch Box and her new job. I look forward to many happy exchanges with her in the future.
The Falkland Islands are British. We fought to defend them in 1982 and there should be no doubt …..." Lord Callanan - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government, what recent discussions they have had, if any, with (1) the Government of Argentina and (2) the Government of the United States pertaining to the future of the Falkland Islands; and what steps they are taking to ensure the security of those islands...." Lord Callanan - View Speech