Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill
"The noble Lord is terribly attached to this precedent. It is only one precedent from one occasion ever. To suggest that we cannot change anything that was done then because that set the precedent is totally absurd. I am a Conservative, but even I would not suggest that what had …..."Lord Tebbit - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill
"I am terribly sorry, but I am afraid that the noble Lord misunderstands it. When the Prime Minister negotiates he speaks for the Government as a whole, but his evaluation of whether the negotiation is sufficiently good for us to remain in the European Union is another matter.
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2015
Burma
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2015
Burma
"My Lords, does my noble friend recollect that a couple of years ago, in this House, our noble friend Lord Lawson observed that a prerequisite of a democracy to work was that there should have been the rule of law for 100 years? Does she think that that is so, …..."Lord Tebbit - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Syria
"My Lords, does my noble friend recollect that the Blair Government gave their great strength to the demolition of the regime in Iraq and the overthrow there. Now, this Government seem to be intent on overthrowing Assad, following the success of overthrowing the regime in Libya. Who has benefited in …..."Lord Tebbit - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 25th February 2015
Asked by:
Lord Tebbit (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 5 February (HL4559), whether they consider it to be in the interests of the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union in its existing form of membership.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The UK’s membership of the European Union brings many benefits to the UK, including jobs and investment, free access to the largest common market in the world and a strong collective voice to negotiate free trade agreements. EU Membership also gives the UK greater international influence on global threats such as climate change and Ebola. The Government’s position remains clear: the EU must reform to become more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone. The need for reform is widely recognised among EU Member States and the Government has already shown that it is possible, through our success in cutting the EU budget, reforming the Common Fisheries Policy, reducing the burden of EU regulation on business and ending the UK’s bailout obligations.
Written Question
Thursday 5th February 2015
Asked by:
Lord Tebbit (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that it is in the interest of the United Kingdom to remain a member of the European Union.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Membership of the EU brings the UK many benefits, including jobs and investment and a strong collective negotiating voice to negotiate free trade agreements. But the British Government is clear that the EU must reform to make it more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Jan 2015
Nigeria
"Would my noble friend not agree that what we are seeing is largely a continuation of the civil wars of the early 1980s in Nigeria, when the Hausas, who are mainly Muslim, were in conflict with the mainly Christian and pagan Igbos and Rivers people? This is now exacerbated both …..."Lord Tebbit - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 10th July 2014
Asked by:
Lord Tebbit (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 24 June (WA 153–4), stating that "this Government is clear that membership of a reformed European Union is in the United Kingdom's interest", what is their assessment of the United Kingdom's membership of an unreformed European Union.
Answered by Baroness Warsi
I refer the Noble Lord to the speech on the Future of the European Union by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), on the 23 January 2013; and the speech on Britain and Europe by the Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr Clegg), on the 8th October 2013.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
European Commission: Portfolios
"My Lords, will my noble friend remind the House of the oath which is taken by a privy counsellor, that he or she will always uphold the interests of Her Majesty against all foreign interests? Will she not agree that, unfortunately, it would be quite wrong to appoint a privy …..."Lord Tebbit - View Speech
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