Results 1-11 of 11 for iraq speaker:Hazel Blears

Written Answers — Home Department: Trophy Videos (Iraq) (9 Mar 2006)

Hazel Blears: .... The Government take this issue very seriously and have expressed their concern to the company involved, Aegis, as soon as we were aware of the videos. The UK Government have no contracts in Iraq with Aegis and therefore have not conducted a formal investigation into the alleged incidents. Aegis have kept us informed of their own investigation, which is soon to be concluded. They have...

Terrorism and Community Relations (27 Oct 2005)

Hazel Blears: ...and tackle some of the difficult problems. When I went to my meetings during the summer, I was perfectly happy to engage on issues of foreign policy, and we cannot shy away from that. When we talk about Iraq, however, we must also remember that Muslims are killing Muslims there. Many Muslims were also killed under Saddam Hussein, so I cannot accept the hon. Gentleman's point— It...

Orders of the Day — Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (13 Oct 2005)

Hazel Blears: ...time scale, but there are genuine reasons for it. Hon. Members will note that most of the groups are active in south Asia, specifically Pakistan, but Ansar Al Sunna and Ansar Al Islam are active in Iraq. The Libyan Islamic Fighting group and the Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain mainly target their activities against their respective countries, and Al Ittihad Al Islamia is based in east...

Business of the House (23 Feb 2005)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...of politics. Today's debate, however, is not theoretical. We have heard a lot of theory today, but the debate is real, it is here and it is now. All the evidence and the experience in Bali, Madrid, Iraq and elsewhere shows that terror cells do exist, they are active and they are plotting new atrocities. So what should Government do? The theories of rights look pretty feeble in the face of...

Home Affairs (29 Nov 2004)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...their resources on hot spots, and they are finding that extremely useful. My right hon. Friend the Member for Oldham, West and Royton (Mr. Meacher) made some allegations about the implications of Iraq and the effect of that on terrorism. I reject his allegations. He spoke about the policing culture being coarsened. I believe that the policing culture is becoming more in tune with our...

Written Answers — Home Department: Police (10 Mar 2004)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...£3.5 million for the Soham murder investigation. (54) Policing of the Commonwealth Games and Oldham riot. (55) Bradford riot policing costs. (56) Grant to date for policing of RAF Fairford during Iraq war. (57) Stansted Airport hijack. (58) Surrey was assisted with the cost of the Amanda Dowler, Deepcut Barracks and SE rapist investigations, Wiltshire with the cost of the Porton Down...

Written Answers — Home Department: Police (16 Dec 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: I understand that no officers from West Midlands Police are deployed in Iraq at present. West Midlands Police are contributing generously to international peacekeeping efforts elsewhere.

Written Answers — Home Department: Iraq (18 Sep 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to ask the Association of Chief Police Officers to seek up to 200 volunteers to create a pool of United Kingdom police officers for potential deployment to Iraq to assist in the reform of the Iraqi Police Service. The pool is intended to sustain the deployment of up to 100 United Kingdom officers at any one time. Officers will be deployed only when...

Written Answers — Home Department: Secondments (Iraq) (17 Sep 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...Friend the Foreign Secretary (Jack Straw) to ask the Association of Chief Police Officers to seek up to 200 volunteers to create a pool of United Kingdom police officers for potential deployment to Iraq. The pool is intended to sustain the deployment of up to 100 United Kingdom officers at any one time. Some may be deployed to a third country to assist in the out of country training of the...

Written Answers — Home Department: Secondments (16 Sep 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...On 5 September 2003, the United Kingdom had 195 serving police officers working in peacekeeping missions in Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Serbia and Montenegro and Iraq. Of these 195 police officers, 92 are from English and Welsh police forces and the National Criminal Intelligence Service. All English and Welsh police forces currently have at least one...

Written Answers — Health: NHS Staff (Military Service) (29 Apr 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...and two national health service staff, one consultant surgeon and one nurse, working in the area served by South Wiltshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), have been called out for military service in Iraq. To cover the GP's absence, South Wiltshire PCT has asked part-time general practitioners to work extra hours. The PCT is not required to pay the called out GP during his period of service, as...