Results 1-20 of 20 for iraq speaker:John Battle

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Security (1 Apr 2009)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many private military and security companies are operating in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — International Development: Developing Countries: Economic Growth (10 Sep 2008)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made of economic growth in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (d) Mozambique in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.

[Mr. Martyn Jones in the Chair] — Reconstructing Afghanistan (10 Jul 2008)

John Battle: ...problem; the development problem; and the problem of poppy cultivation, production and distribution. That third factor makes the situation in Afghanistan different from that in Sierra Leone and Iraq, which is why we need to focus on it. As a jibe at the hon. Gentleman, I have to say that I recall campaigning for Lord Baker, who was in charge of urban development programmes, to say that we...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Armed Conflict (26 Jun 2008)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for recent trends in the levels of violence in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Military Bases (26 Jun 2008)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on a status of forces agreement permitting US forces to establish permanent military bases in Iraq and granting US forces immunity from Iraqi law; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Politics and Government (26 Jun 2008)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on development of a mainstream political party by Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq if the Mahdi Army disbands; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (19 Jun 2008)

John Battle: ...the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Polish, (b) Ukrainian, (c) Pakistani and (d) Sri Lankan national military personnel are undertaking active service with UK armed forces in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan.

Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day]: Burma (14 May 2008) has video

John Battle: ...has taken place. I also hope that he would rule out military intervention. I say that as someone who has opposed military intervention on every occasion in this House—including in respect of Iraq—because it causes more damage than good every time. I hope that the hon. Gentleman is not saying that at the back of his mind he imagines a military intervention in Burma. That would...

Written Answers — Defence: Defence Export Services Organisation (20 Mar 2006)

John Battle: ...Secretary of State for Defence what meetings have been held in 2006 between the Defence Export Services Organisation and (a) members of the armed forces and (b) defence ministry officials from (i) Iraq, (ii) Libya and (iii) Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum/Immigration (8 Feb 2006)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers whose applications were refused since 1992 were originally from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Kosovo, (c) Iraq, (d) European Community states, (e) European Accession states, (f) Latin America, (g) Asia and (h) Africa.

Written Answers — Treasury: Indebted Poor Countries (6 Jun 2005)

John Battle: ...1) whether the UK will pay debt service to the International Monetary Fund on behalf of the world's poorest countries; and if he will make a statement; (2) how he will prioritise cancellation of Iraq's debt and that of other heavily indebted poor countries; and if he will make a statement; (3) what representations he has made to other G8 and Paris Club Nations to pay 10 per cent. of the...

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum Seekers (24 Jun 2004)

Mr John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what practical means, with particular reference to air transport, has been arranged for failed asylum seekers to return to (a) Iraq and (b) Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum (24 May 2004)

Mr John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the last five years have sought asylum from Iraq; and how many have been refused.

Written Answers — Treasury: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (29 Apr 2004)

Mr John Battle: ...representations he has made to the (a) World Bank, (b) IMF and (c) Paris Club creditors on increasing the debt cancellation available to the world's poorest countries, with particular reference to Iraq, through the heavily indebted poor countries process.

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (4 Mar 2004)

Mr John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has made to the Agricultural Reconstruction and Development Programme for Iraq to ensure that poorer farmers do not suffer from higher prices for irrigation water; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Iraq (7 Jul 2003)

Mr John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what loans were made by the Government to the Government of Iraq since 1979; how much has been repaid; how much is still owed; and if she will make a statement.

International Terrorism (14 Sep 2001)

Mr John Battle: ...to reduce tensions, tackle conflicts and make serious efforts at talks where Christians and Muslims rage against each other, whether in the middle east, the Balkans, Chechnya, Kashmir, Iran, Iraq or Indonesia. We must try constantly and consistently to promote dialogue and reconciliation—that is more imperative now, not less—and we must not leave tackling terrorism and conflict...

International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2): Consideration and Third Reading (10 May 2001)

Mr John Battle: ...subjects as diverse as the European Court of Human Rights, the aggressive situation developing between China and Taiwan, the Lockerbie trial, Diego Garcia, NATO's action in Kosovo, no-fly zones in Iraq, corruption at the Olympics, the politicisation of the ICC, the means of electing ICC personnel, Israel, the Falklands dispute, parliamentary scrutiny of treaties, the Pinochet question,...

UN Human Rights Commission (7 Mar 2001)

Mr John Battle: ...ensure that we retain a good track record. We shall actively contribute to EU initiatives on Sudan, Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Israeli settlements in occupied Arab territories, Iran, Iraq, Chechnya, East Timor and Colombia. We shall also campaign on the death penalty and rights of the child. The hon. Member for Richmond Park mentioned trafficking in people, an issue that is...

Usa (10 Jan 2001)

Mr John Battle: ...to my hon. Friend's points about particular relationships in certain situations. I am more than happy to take interventions from him, but I just want to put matters on the record. Yes, we are allies over Iraq. I emphasise once again for the record that Security Council resolution 1284 offers a way out of the sanctions. We want them to be suspended and then lifted. The United Nations...