Lords debates 40th anniversary of Ethiopian famine

Debate

Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrats), former minister at the Department for International Development, put forward the debate.

This is 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

Contributing members included:

• Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative), trustee and member of the United Nations Association
• Lord Callanan (Conservative), shadow minister at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Baroness D'Souza (Crossbench), president of the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management
• Lord Oates (Liberal Democrats), co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Africa.

Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Africa and government spokesperson for equalities, responded on behalf of the government.

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