"My Lords, I have spent 47 years in Westminster. I have supported conflicts worldwide, most notably in the Middle East and eastern Europe, but some recent conflicts have caused me to reflect and have cost me dearly. Friendships have been fractured. My view that we have sometimes questionably intervened in …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, this being my 46th oral intervention since March 2014 questioning our strategy on Ukraine, have Ministers considered the compromise proposal that I put to the House on 15 September calling for the creation of protectorate or international protectorate status in eastern Ukraine, to include much of Donetsk and …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they plan to hold with the government of the United States of America regarding reducing international tension...." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, with the whole G20 economic agenda being overshadowed by the prospect of escalating conflict worldwide, are we not uniquely placed, with our Foreign Office’s substantial hinterland of expertise in diplomacy, to help reduce turmoil in the world by acting as brokers in the resolution of conflict? Why not …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, why do not we put aside our immediate reservations about Trump, with all his idiosyncrasies—certainly following his disastrous miscalculations on intervention in the Middle East—join his people in any talks that might take place seeking a settlement in the Ukraine conflict, and then, if we want to be …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, on housing insurability, what consideration is being given to the problem of premium escalation and refusal to insure in areas that have not flooded but are shown as at risk on flooding mapping due to climate change? Would it not be helpful if we could have some review …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, while we all will welcome this year’s very significant increase in funding, which greatly helps the viability of small chemists, we have a real problem in Cumbria, with its small towns, rural communities and limited chemist availability. Could we go further where the result of non-viability is problems …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, with the increased use of solar technology in construction and with the drop-out among construction and engineering students due to the emphasis on academic skills, could we promote two separate initiatives? The first, as a priority, is viring students into solar-related trades. The second is promoting the use …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, I return to my previous contributions on building housing on land acquired at agricultural prices, which is of particular benefit to young buyers. Can we look at developments in Hammarby in Sweden and Nijmegen in Holland, where there have been major housing developments in both locations on land …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech
"My Lords, with land plots for housing often exceeding the cost of home construction, does that factor alone not act as a real disincentive to the development of housing for sale at realistic, affordable prices? Why do we not establish a study into the relationship between land pricing and housing …..." Lord Campbell-Savours - View Speech