Queen’s Speech

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity we have today to debate the many issues confronting the world...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Collins, has pointed out, the gracious Speech was in many ways ...

My Lords, wars simplify and clarify. They oblige every country involved to make choices about wha...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, who drew on his 44 years of exp...

My Lords, in less than three months of fighting Russia has lost one-third of the ground combat fo...

My Lords, I will discuss trade and our relations with the European Union, matters which are integ...

My Lords, I imagine that, a few months ago, many people would have expected the debate on this ye...

My Lords, it is a very real privilege to follow a very wise speech, and I would hope that the Pri...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate and to follow my noble friend Lord C...

My Lords, commenting on last year’s Queen’s Speech, I expressed delight that the Government said ...

My Lords, I think the best thing that the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, could do is grant the noble Lor...

Ships!

And submarines.

Ships—and submarines, if you like.

It is an honour to follow a few speakers behind my noble...

My Lords, sometimes the success of foreign policy, defence or international trade will depend on ...

My Lords, we have heard a great deal about the situation in Ukraine and how that has affected the...

My Lords, I will focus on the need for international decarbonisation, and how the UK can have an ...

My Lords, given the calm and cloistered nature of this debate, I cannot but reflect on the fact t...

The Queen’s Speech said that we

“will lead the way in championing security around the world...

My Lords, it is a very long last point and I do urge the noble Lord to conclude.

It is a very important last point. The more we drift away from both sides of the Atlantic, the em...

Everything is going to plan, Mr Putin insists—the carnage, the bombings of schools and maternity ...

My Lords, it was inevitable that this debate would focus on the barbaric Russian attack on Ukrain...

My Lords, Europe does not figure in the title of today’s debate, or indeed of any of the five day...

My Lords, in this wide-ranging debate on the Queen’s Speech I shall focus on two particular aspec...

My Lords, on the “Today” programme on Radio 4 on Friday the Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney...

It is just possible that the noble Lord is confusing two versions of the protocol —the one negoti...

The transitory nature of both protocols arises from Article 50, which the noble Lord himself wrot...

My Lords, the UK Government played an important role in the discussions with Iran which first led...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that powerful speech on war crimes from the noble Lord, Lord...

My Lords, any contribution to this debate must surely begin with Ukraine because that crisis is t...

My Lords, I adopt all the wise words of the noble Lord, Lord Hannay.

Two weeks ago, Profess...

My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. I will focus on another Euro...

My Lords, it is timely to make some assessment of what has been happening in Ukraine. Where may i...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley. I claim no...

My Lords, in the 1990s, Edwina Currie and I were invited to Moscow to undertake a series of talks...

Following that rather unique opinion, I am very happy to take part in this debate on the gracious...

My Lords, there came a moment in this debate when I was, frankly, hoping—and so perhaps were othe...

My Lords, I agree with just about everything that I have just heard but, instead of following up ...

My Lords, I begin by making a point which the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, made a little earlier: if...

My Lords, in a world of nuclear stockpiles and proliferation risks, our generation has been extra...

My Lords, 1 July will see the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Repub...

My Lords, in 2002 young British men we had grown up with travelled from Batley, a small town in Y...

My Lords, I endorse the very powerful arguments produced by a number of colleagues, such as the n...

My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register and declare that I had the honour to s...

My Lords, the gracious Speech affirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to uphold democracy and to...

My Lords, I rise to support the Motion for an humble Address, and I welcome the Government’s comm...

The gracious Speech indicated that the Government will

“lead the way in championing securit...

My Lords, as we speak, the people of Ukraine are facing one of the worst times in their history. ...

My Lords, I want to make some points about defence, international trade and international develop...

My Lords, on foreign affairs and how we might now best meet new challenges, a common theme runs t...

My Lords, I shall base my remarks on the issue of trade and investment, with specific reference t...

My Lords, we gather today against the bleak backdrop of a horrifying war in Europe—a war that has...

My Lords, this is my first Queen’s Speech debate. The whole House was sorry, as was the Monarch h...

Hear, hear!

And, like any grandparent, I find myself immediately looking ahead at the lifetime of someone bor...

My Lords, I want to make a short expedition into the Commonwealth, not much mentioned in these de...

My Lords, I declare an interest as the co-chair of the APPG for Egypt. I shall focus on two of th...

I am sorry, my Lords, but there is an advisory speaking time of five minutes and the noble Lord, ...

My Lords, I shall address my remarks to the issue of the development assistance programme. Earlie...

My Lords, my contribution to this debate on the Queen’s Speech is on foreign affairs and defenc...

My Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Sentamu, and hi...

My Lords, there are clear lessons to learn from the Covid pandemic and the brutal war against Ukr...

My Lords, at this stage of the debate, I begin to feel a bit sorry for the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad...

My Lords—[Interruption.] Oh, I am sorry. It is not my turn.

9.05 pm

Thank you. My Lords, for the next five minutes, I want to move the focus from eastern Europe—and ...

My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for rudely jumping the gun and attempting ...

My Lords, despite the Cypriot and Japanese interlude, Ukraine has dominated this debate, and it w...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on his constructive speech. I shall not follow him down ...

My Lords, I am glad that at long last the Government have recognised that the protocol is unworka...

My Lords, I have been actively involved in the defence of the realm since the Falklands War. When...

My Lords, I find myself in profound disagreement with the Government’s war strategy in Ukraine an...

My Lords, there is a very clear need throughout the allied world for unity, and I shall therefore...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, who neatly summed up how we have ahead of us...

My Lords, in winding up, I start by saying how great it is that we can stand in this Chamber and ...

My Lords, as ever, it is a great honour to address your Lordships’ House on behalf of the Governm...

It is time to take my tablets.

Far be it from me to stop the noble Lord from taking his tablets.

It is important to rememb...