"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow and applaud the excellent introductory speech of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, the former chair of the International Agreements Committee, on which I have the honour to serve. As we see him rotate off the chairmanship, I wish to say—I …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, I imagine that the Minister is aware that the Government have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Indonesia, which is a substantial producer of palm oil and palm oil products. What steps are the Government taking to ensure that Indonesian palm oil products exported to …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, the report we are debating today, so ably introduced by my noble friend Lord Ricketts, is an important one, as it marks the first six months of the follow-up and implementation of the UK-EU summit last May. It is important, too, because our debate marks the beginning of …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, would the Minister say whether the Government’s information leads them to suppose that the President’s choice of 15% and its differential impact on countries was deliberate or inadvertent?..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Newby, is surely to be congratulated on his timely choice of topic. The hard fact is that both this House and the other place will be debating how to remedy the lamentable post-Brexit deal struck in 2019 for the foreseeable future. I welcome most …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Minister give us some idea of the FCDO’s analysis and whether it demonstrates that this latest outburst of entirely legitimate demonstrations, met with extreme violence, is more serious, far reaching and widespread in the country than any that we have previously seen, and that it is …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Minister take advantage of the visit by the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the end of this week to work with him to sustain the work of these institutions which are being damaged by the American decision? Frankly, whether or not it is America’s right …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Minister tell the House whether the Government have had any indication from any Russian source that Russia would accept either British and French peacekeeping troops or troops deployed to uphold an agreement in Ukraine, or a ceasefire, which has been proposed on a number of occasions …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, as someone who served in Her Majesty’s embassy in Tehran many years ago, I express my anguish at what we are seeing being meted out to citizens of Iran who are simply using their rights to demonstrate. Does the Minister not think that one message that could be …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, has done this House a major favour by sponsoring today’s debate. I will concentrate my own remarks on the aspects of broadcasting which are closest to my professional experience as a working diplomat for more than 40 years: the BBC’s World Service and …..." Lord Hannay of Chiswick - View Speech