Information between 1st May 2023 - 25th January 2026
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3 Apr 2025, 2:08 p.m. - House of Commons "view is much better from here as the late great Robin Cook says, but I do deeply regret that I cannot continue " Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP (Oxford East, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2025, 10:29 p.m. - House of Lords "will be old enough to remember the late Robin Cook, Labour Foreign Secretary, and his ethical foreign " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jun 2025, 4:59 p.m. - House of Commons "government follow an independent and as Robin Cook, memorably said an " Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Tottenham, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
78 speeches (19,939 words) Report stage part two Monday 20th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) Some of the Members opposite will be old enough to remember the late Robin Cook, Labour Foreign Secretary - Link to Speech |
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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
380 speeches (50,410 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) The late Robin Cook also took the matter up, both at the time and much later, when he became Foreign - Link to Speech |
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Middle East
140 speeches (12,715 words) Monday 23rd June 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Brian Leishman (Lab - Alloa and Grangemouth) Is it not overdue that the Government follow an independent and, as Robin Cook memorably said, ethical - Link to Speech |
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UK Democracy: Impact of Digital Platforms
64 speeches (15,767 words) Thursday 3rd April 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Anneliese Dodds (LAB - Oxford East) The view is “much better from here”, as the late, great Robin Cook said, but I do deeply regret that - Link to Speech |
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European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary
61 speeches (22,137 words) Thursday 20th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Ludford (LD - Life peer) 30 years ago between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, known as the Cook-Maclennan talks—after Robin Cook - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary has said, quoting former Labour Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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LGBT+ History Month
39 speeches (18,088 words) Thursday 13th February 2025 - Commons Chamber Wales Office Mentions: 1: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) of this change has been possible only because of public figures, including: former MPs such as Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
146 speeches (56,026 words) 2nd reading: Part 2 Wednesday 11th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Quin (Lab - Life peer) I worked with the late and very much lamented Robin Cook, who came up with a number of options, but on - Link to Speech |
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Fishing Industry
91 speeches (24,799 words) Thursday 28th November 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland) afraid, been diminished to such a point that, in recent evidence to the Scottish Parliament, Dr Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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House of Lords Reform
180 speeches (59,124 words) Tuesday 12th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Earl of Devon (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Majesty will be isolated and vulnerable to republican attack.In conclusion, I note the wise words of Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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International Engagements
29 speeches (3,975 words) Thursday 31st October 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: None same realistic approach to achieving truly progressive ends that inspired both Ernest Bevin and Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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Income tax (charge)
167 speeches (43,019 words) Thursday 31st October 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Gregor Poynton (Lab - Livingston) this speech, I sought inspiration from the maiden speeches of two previous MPs for Livingston: Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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International Engagement
45 speeches (6,439 words) Monday 28th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Anneliese Dodds (LAB - Oxford East) same realistic approach to achieving truly progressive ends that inspired both Ernest Bevin and Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
135 speeches (53,523 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) Many of us in this House will remember when Robin Cook came in as the Foreign Secretary and talked about - Link to Speech |
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Immigration and Home Affairs
203 speeches (58,087 words) Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Frank McNally (Lab - Coatbridge and Bellshill) Member for Livingston, Robin Cook; Texas superstar Sharlene Spiteri; and even one Sheena Easton. - Link to Speech 2: Clive Lewis (Lab - Norwich South) The late and great Robin Cook understood this. - Link to Speech |
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Israel and Gaza
43 speeches (7,077 words) Friday 19th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Gregor Poynton (Lab - Livingston) a particular significance for me, as one of my predecessors in the Livingston constituency was Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
104 speeches (18,539 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 7th May 2024 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: None Labour Government of Tony Blair, and I spent two years in the Foreign Office under Foreign Secretary Robin Cook - Link to Speech 2: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer) could be at the discretion of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office—whether it is run by Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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Financial Risk Checks for Gambling
118 speeches (27,212 words) Monday 26th February 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) One of its leading journalists, Chris Cook, son of the former Labour Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, made - Link to Speech 2: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) If we look back, we all remember seeing Robin Cook at the racecourse in his Barbour jacket, down by the - Link to Speech |
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Tributes to Sir Tony Lloyd
72 speeches (14,451 words) Tuesday 23rd January 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lindsay Hoyle (Spk - Chorley) Tony Blair appointed him Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, serving under Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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UK Military Action in Iraq: Declassified Documents
20 speeches (8,753 words) Wednesday 13th December 2023 - Westminster Hall Attorney General Mentions: 1: Neale Hanvey (Alba - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) international law”.Five days later, on 19 February, Prime Minister Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook - Link to Speech 2: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) that has come out of the archive is largely about legal advice, it is fascinating to read that Robin Cook - Link to Speech 3: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) Robin Cook has been mentioned as deeply principled. I knew Robin Cook and stood against him. - Link to Speech |
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Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice
168 speeches (45,449 words) Wednesday 15th November 2023 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Naz Shah (Lab - Bradford West) 728.]Those are not my words, but those uttered by the former Labour Foreign Secretary, the late Robin Cook - Link to Speech |
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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
76 speeches (10,167 words) Consideration of Lords messageConsideration of Lords Message Monday 12th June 2023 - Commons Chamber Attorney General Mentions: 1: William Cash (CON - Stone) Robin Cook once said to me, “Legitimacy is one thing, Bill; constitutionally, it is quite another matter - Link to Speech |
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Modernisation Committee - CBP-10056
Jul. 22 2024 Found: Meg Russell was a special advisor to Robin Cook while he was Leader of the House of Commons and chair |
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Monday 4th August 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for businesses operating in complex or fragile environments: 2024 UK annual report Document: (PDF) Found: were unveiled 24 years ago by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Robin Cook |
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Monday 4th August 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for businesses operating in complex or fragile environments: 2024 UK annual report Document: Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for businesses operating in complex or fragile environments: 2024 UK annual report (webpage) Found: were unveiled 24 years ago by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Robin Cook |
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Thursday 17th October 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Minister for Development speech at Chatham House Document: Minister for Development speech at Chatham House (webpage) Found: Secretary set out, our progressive, realistic approach draws on the same spirit that Ernest Bevin and Robin Cook |
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Tuesday 17th September 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Foreign Secretary's foreign policy speech on the climate crisis Document: Foreign Secretary's foreign policy speech on the climate crisis (webpage) Found: As a young backbencher, I admired Robin Cook making climate a geopolitical issue for the first time – |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry reports Document: (PDF) Found: from Paul Gray to Alan Davey 22 November 1989 p2 DHSC0002536_031, Hansard extract – Speech by Robin Cook |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry reports Document: (PDF) Found: way. ”1062 Responding on 6 February 1990, George Tucker explained that an earlier campaign by Robin Cook |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry reports Document: (PDF) Found: illness is hereditary but will not compensate others is bad morality, poor logic and bad politics. ” Robin Cook |
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1st December 2025
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd - £7.00 Source Found: Description: Ticket provided as part of a speaking engagement, delivering the Robin Cook Memorial Lecture |
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Thursday 22nd August 2024
Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes. Document: Volume_7_-_Response_of_Government.pdf (PDF) Found: way. ”1062 Responding on 6 February 1990, George Tucker explained that an earlier campaign by Robin Cook |
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Thursday 22nd August 2024
Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes. Document: Volume_1_-_Overview_and_Recommendations.pdf (PDF) Found: illness is hereditary but will not compensate others is bad morality, poor logic and bad politics. ” Robin Cook |
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Thursday 22nd August 2024
Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes. Document: Volume_6_-_Response_of_Government_and_Public_Bodies.pdf (PDF) Found: from Paul Gray to Alan Davey 22 November 1989 p2 DHSC0002536_031, Hansard extract – Speech by Robin Cook |
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Tuesday 27th February 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Robert Younger, 27 February 2024 Subordinate legislation: Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2024 Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: of Current status of whitefish stocks in the Firth of Clyde (West coast of Scotland) Ana Adao, Robin Cook |
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Issue 12: EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations
Wednesday 26th August 2020 Following the UK's departure from the EU, the negotiations to determine the future relationship began on 2 March 2020. Over the course of the negotiations, SPICe will publish briefings outlining the key events, speeches and documents published. This briefing reports on Round 7 and prospects for the future talks, alongside updates on Brexit-related legislation at the Scottish View source webpage Found: Phinnemore •Scottish Financial Enterprise •Clyde Fishermen's Association •Professor Michael Heath, Dr Robin Cook |
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Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
304 speeches (127,228 words) Wednesday 25th September 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: Hamilton, Rachael (Con - Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) —[Official Report, Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, 4 September 2024; c 6.]Dr Robin Cook said that - Link to Speech 2: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) Dr Robin Cook said to the committee:“In laboratories across Europe and, indeed, in North America, science - Link to Speech |
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Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
159 speeches (142,662 words) Wednesday 4th September 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: None I was chatting with Robin Cook before the meeting. I started my career in 1991. - Link to Speech 2: None They will be the next generation that, as Robin Cook said, we will need. - Link to Speech 3: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) I will bring in Robin Cook and Phil Taylor, and then Michel Kaiser. - Link to Speech 4: None I fully support what Robin Cook said. - Link to Speech 5: None Robin Cook alluded to this earlier. - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026 9 a.m. 4th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will take evidence from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Brendan Callaghan, Interim Chief Executive, Scottish Forestry, Tim Ellis, Deputy Director, Future Environment, and John Kerr, Head of Agriculture Policy, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/10) from— Esther Brooker, Senior Advocacy Officer, Scottish Environment LINK. Dr Robin Cook, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Strathclyde University. Rea Cris, Public Affairs Manager, Open Seas. Alex Watson Crook, Projects Manager, Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust. Megan Hamill, Trustee, Community of Arran Seabed Trust. Alastair Hamilton, Chair of the NW Coast, Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups Network. Professor Michael Heath, Professor in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde. Sean McIlwraith, Static Fisherman and Kenneth MacNab, Mobile Fisherman. Elaine Whyte, Executive Secretary, Clyde Fishermen’s Association. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/407) 5. Draft Climate Change Plan: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Emma Johnston on 85225 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |