Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Food Waste
"My Lords, is the Minister aware that under the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, which deals with the sustainable management of natural resources, the Welsh Government might be empowered to introduce a food waste charge on all food that is not sold or disposed of for human or animal consumption by …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Biodiversity: Impact of Neonicotinoids
"My Lords, this initiative is for England only, of course, but it will certainly have a knock-on effect on Wales. Does the Minister accept that the neonicotinoids used on sugar beet will leach into the soil and water at the base of the crop, contaminating flowering weeds, with implications for …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2020
Repair and Reuse Programmes
"My Lords, as one who has until recently, given Covid, spent a large proportion of my time split between London and Wales, the difference in the recycling level at home in Wales as compared to London has been very dramatically brought home to me. Clearly, lessons can be learned in …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Official Development Assistance
"My Lords, we are still among the world’s richest countries. If the problem is finding the money, let us adjust the top level of income tax to share the fiscal burden fairly. The Government were elected on a manifesto pledge to maintain overseas support. If this manifesto pledge can be …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 23rd March 2020
Asked by:
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to (1) ministers, and (2) civil servants, on visiting Italy on official business or as private individuals.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
We have amended our travel advice to recommend against all but essential travel to Italy and this advice applies to all British nationals including ministers and civil servants.
Written Question
Thursday 19th March 2020
Asked by:
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Spain about ensuring that adequate safety standards are maintained in Spanish hotels and similar accommodation used by British holidaymakers.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
Our Embassy and network of Consulates in Spain is in regular contact with the relevant authorities, hoteliers' associations and tourism trade bodies in Spain to ensure British nationals can enjoy their holidays safely and responsibly. We work in close partnership with these bodies on our safety campaigns. For example, the Consulate in Mallorca are part of a working group of authorities and tourism sector bodies looking at safety issues.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Feb 2020
Flooding Update
"My Lords, the Minister mentioned the situation in Wales. He was in the Chamber when the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, referred to initiatives being taken by the Welsh Government in relation to the dangers to households and businesses, and to the danger of coal tips sliding down mountain …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Oct 2019
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wrigglesworth, with whom I agree on so many aspects of these matters. Yesterday, I was also delighted to hear the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, second the Motion; he is not in his place at the moment but I think …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Oct 2019
Northern Syria: Turkish Incursion
"My Lords, is it not disgraceful how the Kurdish people have been treated in this matter, after the stance that they took against Daesh only a short period ago? What will the Government do to show their sympathy and support for, and understanding of, the plight of the Kurdish people …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st May 2019
Asked by:
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey in relation to the Kurdish hunger strikers who are campaigning for the end of the solitary confinement in which the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is being held on the island of Imrali in contravention of European and international law.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The British Government has raised Mr Öcalan’s case with the Turkish authorities a number of times. The Minister for Europe and the Americas raised the issue most recently with the Turkish Ambassador on 13 May. While strongly condemning the ongoing violence perpetrated by the PKK, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, we have encouraged the Turkish authorities to implement the recommendations made by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture following their visit to Imrali prison. In this regard, I welcome the fact that Mr Öcalan was granted access to two lawyers on 2 May. I also note the comment made by Mr Öcalan, via his lawyers, that individuals should not pursue these hunger strikes to the point of serious illness or death.