Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Mar 2015
Commonwealth Day
"First, I thank colleagues for the kind remarks that have come in my direction. We are all committed to ensuring the continued strength of the Commonwealth.
I am pleased so much has been said about youth and human rights. Much more work has to be done to ensure that that …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 18th March 2015
Asked by:
Lord Haselhurst (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 8 January 2015, HCWS176, when the results of the review of the Government's overseas scholarships schemes will be available; and if he will make it his policy that no changes to the governance of those schemes will be made without prior consultation of Parliament.
Answered by David Lidington
As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 8 January (HCWS176) the findings of the report are expected to be laid in the libraries of both Houses later this month, and published on line shortly after that.
Written Question
Wednesday 18th March 2015
Asked by:
Lord Haselhurst (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 8 January 2015, HCWS176, what provision has been made for public consultation as part of the review of the Government's overseas scholarships schemes.
Answered by David Lidington
This overarching Review builds on the work of the two previous Triennial reviews, into Commonwealth and Marshall scholarships, including their public consultations. It focuses on whether there are synergies for better efficiencies between the three schemes.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2014
The UK’s Relationship with Africa
"I hope that no one in Africa, on seeing this debate taking place today, believes that the UK Parliament has the impertinence to believe that it can dispose of this country’s relationship with Africa in two and a half hours. They should be assured that this is just another extremely …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Commonwealth Day
"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bayley, and more so because of your deep knowledge and experience of Commonwealth matters, on which we have occasionally been conjoined. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate because I have been trying to …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Commonwealth Day
"I take my hon. Friend’s point. The British would probably have to fight for recognition in that part of London.
I ask myself how we should respond to the public’s general lack of recognition of what the Commonwealth is and does. I tend to think of the Commonwealth as a …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Commonwealth Day
"We have to develop our contacts below the parapet. We should be stretching out the hand of friendship to work on contacts and to persuade people so that we can bring those countries to closer assimilation with the Commonwealth’s standards. That will take time, and we cannot plot an exact …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Commonwealth Day
"There are examples of countries that exited the Commonwealth voluntarily and happily returned some years later, so I do not despair of the possibilities.
The high-profile difficulties, of which we are all too aware, are likely to be besetting our politicians and statesmen. When, as parliamentarians, we understandably dwell on …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Commonwealth Day
"I have to say that it was a disappointment, but I am unaware of the particular reason why that happened—whether it was carelessness or deliberate policy. It has always been a feature that Parliament square is decorated with those flags, and I am puzzled and disappointed that it did not …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Commonwealth Day
"I am grateful to the Minister for making it clear that it was a mundane reason, rather than one of high policy. It covers my blushes in being unable to answer my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell).
I draw attention to the stand-out event in 2014 of …..."Lord Haselhurst - View Speech
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