Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Friday, 4 July 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Lee of Trafford. The answering member was Lord Bassam of Brighton.

Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

703 c489-505

Session

2007-08

Department

Legislative stage

Procedure

Chamber / Committee

Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill (HL).
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Lee of Trafford | 703 c504 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have participated in today’s debate. We have had five deepl...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 703 c500-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have the difficult job of responding to the Second Reading debate of the Bill put forwar...

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Lord Burnett | 703 c498-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Lee of Trafford and thank him for introducing this exc...

Lord Bilimoria | 703 c495-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the Friday before Remembrance Sunday every year, there is a ceremony at the Memorial Ga...

Lord Sheikh | 703 c493-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Lee of Trafford, for introducing the Bill. The Ho...

Viscount Slim | 703 c491-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lee of Trafford, for bringing the matter to your Lordships’ a...

Lord Glentoran | 703 c491 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak in a personal capacity in support of the Bill and congratulate the noble Lord, Lor...

Lord Lee of Trafford | 703 c489-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. I am most appreciative of the opp...

Lord Lee of Trafford | 703 c505 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry, in Borneo; he is still a youthful man. He talked about the Gurkhas as running the jungle...

Baroness Hanham | 703 c499-500 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, from the strength of the speeches that we have heard today, there can be no doubt that the...

Subjects

Armed forces

Immigration

Gurkhas

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