Results 1-20 of 82 for iraq speaker:Ben Bradshaw

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Avian Influenza (3 Mar 2006)

Ben Bradshaw: ..., Malaysia, Mongolia, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. In addition the H5 virus type has been reported in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, and Switzerland.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Meat and Dairy Imports (5 Apr 2005)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...USA Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia To be confirmed: Afghanistan Benin British Virgin Islands Cape Verde Comoros Eritrea French Polynesia Georgia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Iraq Jamaica Liberia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mayotte Moldova Niger Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Somalia South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands St....

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Potato Ring Rot (18 May 2004)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...Following re-sorting and re-bagging, to remove potatoes which had sprouted, the seed potatoes were split into different lots which were then sent directly to various destinations (Wales, Portugal, Iraq, Honduras and Ukraine) between the period 5 December 2002 and 1 May 2003.

Adjournment (Whitsun) (22 May 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...has become the first to subject himself to questioning by the Liaison Committee, which consists of the male and female Chairmen of all the Select Committees. In the run-up to the conflict with Iraq, this Government became the first to allow a full debate and vote on such an issue on a Government motion. Many commentators have not allowed the significance of that precedent to sink...

Adjournment (Easter) (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: .... I hope that that will help to produce some of the more conclusive evidence that we would all like to see. The hon. Lady was absolutely right to say that representatives of the media based in Iraq and the Gulf should exercise responsibility about how much they give away about troop movements. The safety of our forces must always be paramount. My hon. Friend the Member for North-East...

Adjournment (Easter) (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: With respect to my hon. Friend, I do not accept his use of the terminology "a conquering force". We will be a liberating force, and we already are in the parts of Iraq in which the Iraqi people are sufficiently confident to speak freely and where they feel safe from retribution from Saddam's henchmen. My hon. Friend should look at the model of Afghanistan. Of course, our input and that of the...

Business of the House (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...piece of newspaper spinning. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is aware that there has been lots of news that people have not paid very much attention to because of the conflict going on in Iraq, including a continued rise in employment, which is at record levels since records began, and a very big rise in the minimum wage, which has been criticised by the Conservatives and the Liberal...

Business of the House (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...hon. Members may wish to apply for a debate in Westminster Hall. However, my hon. Friend's questions emphasise the importance of moving as quickly as we possibly can to ensure that post-Saddam Iraq is run by the Iraqi people for the benefit of the Iraqi people.

Business of the House (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...the House to make a further statement before the Easter recess. I would simply point out to my hon. Friend that the Red Cross and Red Crescent are already doing an excellent job in those parts of Iraq—

Business of the House (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: I would have more sympathy for my hon. Friend's request if he had not said that we were pursuing a war against the people of Iraq. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are pursuing a war to disarm Saddam Hussein of his weapons of mass destruction and to liberate the people of Iraq so that they can get on and build a new country for themselves in their own interests. My hon. Friend is...

Business of the House (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: Yes, I think that, given the way in which our armed forces are already conducting themselves in Iraq, especially in those parts of southern Iraq which they are making safe, there is already proof in their behaviour that they are doing exactly that. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence mentioned earlier, despite our armed forces being fired at from holy shrines in some of...

Business of the House (3 Apr 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: .... Friend the Secretary of State for Defence, in Prime Minister's Question Time yesterday and in Defence questions on Monday, a great deal was said and many questions were asked about a post-Saddam Iraq. It is important in that context that we do not get ahead of ourselves. Our armed forces are still involved in a dangerous military conflict, which, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of...

Business of the House (27 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...'s last point, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development made a good and comprehensive statement to the House on Monday on the humanitarian situation in post-Saddam Iraq. The right hon. Gentleman asked about the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill. It will come in due course and will give us ample opportunity to analyse the...

Business of the House (27 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: I think that the Iraqi flag would be a better symbol of the liberation of the Iraqi people than any other, but we of course want the maximum support, internationally and from the UN, when it comes to the post-conflict redevelopment of Iraq. I am sure that there will be plenty of opportunities to discuss that in the House. At the moment, however, we are still involved in an armed conflict.

Business of the House (27 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...point, and he is right. I hope that even those Members who opposed the decision to take military action can rally behind the enormous humanitarian effort that will be required to redevelop Iraq after more than 20 years of misrule and dictatorship under Saddam Hussein. My hon. Friend may be pleased to know that in the past 48 hours real progress has been made by the Red Crescent and the Red...

Business of the House (27 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...have some understanding of the pressure that the Prime Minister is under. He needs to take great care over the way in which he reforms his Government, and at the moment the safety of our forces in Iraq is his primary concern.

Business of the House (27 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...the field are responsible for the well-being of civilians and the humanitarian situation. When that military phase is over, we will need the maximum international support for the redevelopment of Iraq. For that to happen, it would be extremely helpful to have explicit United Nations support, which we all want to see, including the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who...

Business of the House (27 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: All Members of the House would want to join the hon. Gentleman in expressing our sympathy and condolences for everyone not only in Northern Ireland, but Iraq and other countries, who have suffered the ravages of terrorism or dictatorship. I am sure that my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, who is sitting next to me on the Front Bench, will bear in mind what he has said.

Business of the House (20 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ...Government greatly and I have personally raised it with the Israeli authorities. However, it is important to draw a distinction between that case and the action that the coalition is now taking in Iraq, which is unique in the world in being in contravention of chapter VII resolutions on its weapons of mass destruction and in having used them against its neighbours and its own people.

Business of the House (20 Mar 2003)

Mr Ben Bradshaw: ..., which is that I hope that they are not neglecting their studies. As long as young people are protesting peacefully—in a way that we cherish in this country but would not be possible in Iraq, as they will be aware—I welcome that, but I hope that they do it outside school hours.