Lords debates Iran demonstrations

Debate

The Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops) put forward the debate.

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.    

Members speaking   

Members speaking in the debate included:

• Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour), Opposition Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
• Lord Polak (Conservative), Director, Middle East Forum
• Lord Purvis of Tweed (Liberal Democrats), Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Lord Johnson of Lainston (Conservative), Minister of State at the Department for International Trade, responded on behalf of the government. This was the minister's maiden speech.

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