"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Weir, on securing this Second Reading debate and bringing forward his Bill. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate for their contributions, which certainly reflect the deeply held views about this issue among noble Lords. I will try …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"There is a misunderstanding of the legal position on Article 298 of UNCLOS. This does not create an exemption in respect of military bases, but in respect of disputes concerning military activities. As I say, there are other routes through international legal judgments that could be quickly translated into UK …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I will come on to address that issue. Let me first return to what I was setting out, which is that, because of the legal position—which, as I say, I will come back to—negotiations were started by the previous Conservative Government. There were 11 rounds of talks, conceding the principle …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for his question. He is absolutely right. We have a shared responsibility to tackle the abhorrent rise in antisemitism. Recognising the Holocaust is a crucial part of this, which the envoy continues to work on. In September, the envoy attended the post-Holocaust issues special envoys …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"Since his appointment in February, the UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues has undertaken a range of international engagements to progress work on Holocaust remembrance and education, restitution and tackling antisemitism. The envoy regularly meets international counterparts and domestic stakeholders to discuss practical areas for co-operation on these issues. He …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord for that question and for the work that he did as special envoy. I wonder if it might be helpful if he came along to the briefing as well, because it is important to show the continuity between the work that he did and the …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord for that question. The special envoy reports to the Minister for Human Rights, and we have answered a number of questions about the extensive work that he has undertaken. I might suggest, because I know the special envoy is certainly willing to do this, that …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness for her question and her long-standing campaigning on this issue. I know how deeply she feels about it. The special envoy has already been looking at some of the issues she has raised, but I will have further discussions with him about her point on …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"The noble Lord makes an important point about the role of the media and Parliament in discussing these issues. However, I feel that, as a Parliament, we have to back the work of the special envoys, for example, so that we are supporting that work and endorsing the actions that …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I do not have the figure on the number of British families to hand, but I will certainly see what I can find out and write to the noble Lord. I did not quite hear the body that he named, but I will ensure that the special envoy is aware …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech