Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Jul 2019
UK Ambassador to USA: Leaked Emails
"I thank my right hon. Friend for his reply to the extraordinary question from my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash). Those of us who have had briefings from Sir Kim, both in his current role and when he was at UKRep, will know how balanced and …..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 15th March 2019
Asked by:
Lord Benyon (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with Royal Commonwealth Ex-Service League on the gratuity payments made to African soldiers made at the end of the Second World War; and whether his Department has information on the number of veterans who were subject to the differential pay.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Neither I, nor my officials, have had conversations with the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Service League on the gratuity payments made to African soldiers at the end of the Second World War. Following independence, the governments of ex-British colonies usually assumed responsibility for service records relating to their armed forces. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is working closely with colleagues across government to gather information on this issue.
Written Question
Friday 15th March 2019
Asked by:
Lord Benyon (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to address the claims by African veterans of the Second World War who received the gratuity payment at the end of that war that the payment was made at different rates based on ethnicity.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
The UK is indebted to all servicemen and women from the Commonwealth who volunteered to serve with Britain during the Second World War. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is working closely with colleagues across government to gather information on this issue.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
"I represent Greenham Common. I saw in the 1980s how Russia responds to strength and how it will not respond to weakness. Even in the darkest hour of the cold war, the finest minds across the alliance and particularly among our American allies, were devoted to strategic arms limitation efforts. …..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
Blue Belt Programme: South Sandwich Islands
"In the context of our overseas territories, Blue Belt is an incredibly ambitious policy. Does my hon. Friend agree that we will be judged on its success only in terms of how we support different marine protections around different archipelagos and islands? Ascension Island is a key one: people are …..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
Blue Belt Programme: South Sandwich Islands
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
Blue Belt Programme: South Sandwich Islands
"I am very grateful. Will the Minister give me an assurance that he will push back at scientists to ensure that they embrace the latest scientific understanding of the power of krill to sequester carbon? That may require them to change their modelling. A really high biomass of krill has …..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Will my right hon. Friend have a word with his successor as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to ask why the NHS—Pharmacy2U, to be precise—is advertising on RT and so is lining the pockets of Putin’s mouthpiece?..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
Detainee Mistreatment and Rendition
"The reports clearly state that there is no evidence that any of our intelligence officers were directly involved in the mistreatment of detainees. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out that we are the only country in the developed world to produce consolidated guidance in the way …..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"In firmly supporting the Government’s robust response to the malign actions of the Putin regime, may I remind my right hon. Friend that in the cold war we had the best civil servants and an enormous infrastructure based on preparation for strategic arms limitation talks? That kind of engagement is …..."Lord Benyon - View Speech
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