"I wonder if the Minister can just deal with the question laid by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, and me about the Council of Europe...." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his, as usual, comprehensive and very helpful response. While I am tempted by the suggestion from the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, to press this so that we are ahead of the game, as it were, my head has not been turned by my …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister said in reply to a previous question that these sanctions had already been approved by Parliament. But that is not true—they are on the Order Paper for tomorrow, so they have not yet been approved by this House. They are totally inadequate, and I hope that …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My noble friend Lord Browne of Ladyton has chosen an excellent Motion to table because democracy around the world is under threat and needs urgent action to protect it.
Never forget that modern kleptocracies rely on some of us here in the West to help them launder money. Lobbyists, lawyers …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they received concerning the evacuation of Pen Farthing and his animals from Kabul...." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, that was all very interesting, but it did not answer my Question at all. Did the Minister not hear Dominic Dyer, who was the principal lobbyist for Operation Ark, on LBC last Wednesday—and indeed repeated elsewhere—saying that the Minister, who is answering this Question, and the Prime Minister …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, following on from that question, is the Minister aware that monitors from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe visited Georgia last month? They have returned and said that is absolutely vital that the two main parties overcome the extremely polarised political climate. They are Georgian Dream …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, as well as bilateral representation country to country, which can sometimes be misunderstood, will the Minister and the Government explore the possibility of using multilateral organisations, particularly the Commonwealth, to make representations? In this instance, would he have discussions with the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Scotland, at …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, returning to disaster resilience, does the Minister recall the excellent report commissioned by a former Tory Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, and produced by the late Lord Ashdown, a Liberal Democrat? It was on disaster resilience and how important it is. Can the Minister therefore …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech