Results 1-20 of 21 for iraq speaker:Colin Breed

Economic Recovery: Public Accounts (22 Oct 2009) has video

Colin Breed: ...be a bit outdated, having been written more than 10 years ago. We know that there is to be a strategic defence review, but many of the earlier assumptions have been undermined by our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. The fact that our enemies can move around much more swiftly and expose weaknesses in our defences means that we need to review our urgent operational requirements much more...

Reserve Forces (Iraq) (23 Mar 2005)

Mr Colin Breed: ...of the UK's armed forces. The reserve forces consist of men and women who give considerable amounts of their time, and in some cases even their lives, on behalf of their country. The operation in Iraq has involved the largest call-up of reservists since the Suez crisis in 1956. Since January 2003, some 11,000 reservists have been mobilised to support the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan,...

Armed Forces Personnel (20 Jan 2005)

Mr Colin Breed: ...it comes in a week when some of our armed forces are unfortunately in the media spotlight, but because it gives us an opportunity to remember and to pay tribute to those personnel still serving in Iraq, and to recognise the magnificent support that our armed forces provided in response to the devastating tsunami on Boxing day. A tremendous amount of work has been done and it reflects the...

Armed Forces Personnel (20 Jan 2005)

Mr Colin Breed: .... It therefore seems astonishing, as the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpson) said, that even though our troops are still required in a variety of situations—be it Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan or the Balkans—we are seriously contemplating reducing the Army's size. In particular, a reduction is being considered in the number of those infantrymen who are a crucial...

Lebanon (17 Nov 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...the situations in other parts of the middle east that are experiencing difficulties. Beirut can give hope to the sorts of places that we have seen in the occupied territories and now, sadly, in Iraq, in Falluja—

Defence Procurement (4 Nov 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...constructive, rather than a destructive, spirit. A fortnight ago, we debated defence in the world, which clearly demonstrated our enormous current defence commitments, not least in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the context of Iraq, I want to comment on some "breaking news"—the phrase that appears on television screens. The Black Watch is apparently deploying to a larger geographical area....

Defence Procurement (4 Nov 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...provides some alarming figures. Two thirds of those questioned are spending their own money on extra equipment because they do not have confidence in the MOD issue, and nearly half our soldiers in Iraq have no confidence in their fighting kit. Furthermore, a constituent of one of my hon. Friends who is the mother of a Royal Marine serving in Iraq at the moment has advised me that the...

Clause 1 — Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces (20 Oct 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...heard that my daughter had given birth to our first granddaughter—a very happy event. That made me consider being a grandfather. Many children are being born to members of our armed forces while their fathers are away in Iraq. In future, the sons and daughters of those now serving in the middle east and, indeed, my granddaughter, might ask, "What did you do in the war, Daddy?" or...

Defence Procurement (16 Jun 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...it thought it had to spend next year. Much of that money will be directed towards running costs, rather than the acquisition of new equipment. The meaning of that for our present deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans needs to be explained more clearly. Will those be affordable on current budgets? Where is the additional money coming from? Iraq is a huge cost. It is estimated...

Armed Forces Personnel (13 May 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: .... In the statement on Monday, the Secretary of State for Defence reiterated the need for open and transparent dialogue between the Government and the House. The vast majority of British troops in Iraq are conducting their difficult and dangerous operations to the very highest standards of professionalism in the toughest of conditions. It is right that we have all paid proper tribute to...

Armed Forces Personnel (13 May 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...they were brought into the public domain. The US photographs that have been released demonstrate utterly unacceptable behaviour, and have led to an escalation in violence and tension not only in Iraq but among the wider Muslim population of the region. Already, in the past few days, we have seen the appalling and barbaric decapitation of a US civilian, which has shocked people the world...

Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill (22 Jan 2004)

Mr Colin Breed: ...of cost neutrality seems to run through the entirety of the proposals. It may be acceptable for an overall MOD budget to have some sort of cost neutrality. In the light of some of the incidents in Iraq recently, however, even that may be debatable. It might also be acceptable for the whole of remuneration policy—pay, benefits, pensions and the rest—to have some kind of cost...

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr Colin Breed: ...to do. Today and next week will provide them with the opportunity to do that. I join other hon. Members in remembering the bravery of those who lost their lives and of those who are still in Iraq, whom we wish a safe and swift return home. The forthcoming Defence White Paper will have to strike some careful balances—the Secretary of State tried to tiptoe his way through that...

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr Colin Breed: ...those soldiers who are affected should have at least some support from the MOD, which they served. The importance of sufficient soldiers on the ground has been reinforced by recent experience in Iraq. Clearly, peacekeeping requires rather more soldiers for longer than combat operations. At a time when UK forces are deployed in so many places around the world, the Defence Analytical...

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr Colin Breed: .... One major lesson that the MOD faced in its "First Reflections" report was the supply chain management problems associated with getting equipment to theatre. It seems that even now some units in Iraq do not have desert kit. On 3 July, my hon. Friend the Member for Hereford (Mr. Keetch) asked the MOD whether all troops were now equipped with desert clothing. The Minister said that he...

Estimates Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Supplementary Estimates, 2002–2003 — Foreign and Commonwealth Office — War Against Terrorism (11 Mar 2003)

Mr Colin Breed: ...give their views on three perceived aspects of that evolution of international law that seem to have arisen during the past few months as the international community has grappled with the Iraq problem? First, it is widely acknowledged that so-called regime change is beyond the scope of the United Nations; it is specifically excluded in article 2 of the UN charter. Do the Government propose...

Estimates Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Supplementary Estimates, 2002–2003 — Foreign and Commonwealth Office — War Against Terrorism (11 Mar 2003)

Mr Colin Breed: ...have yet to determine whether he has any. He has made strenuous efforts not to divulge his weapons and to keep them as secret as he can. The Liberal Democrats remain concerned that the Government's Iraq policy may exacerbate, and not decrease, the threat from terrorism, on the one hand by increasing antipathy towards the west among many communities, and, on the other, by fracturing the...

Defence in the World (22 Jan 2003)

Mr Colin Breed: ...when there has been such worldwide uncertainty and unease owing to a range of perceptible international threats. Central to this collective sentiment is the prospect of an imminent conflict with Iraq, coupled with the shadow of international terrorism that has already spread over a large number of different countries, and the long-standing problems in the middle east. I associate myself...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (19 Dec 2002)

Mr Colin Breed: ...the Secretary of State for Defence what contingency plans he has for emergency medical procedures being carried out in the field to troops encountering (a) biological and (b) chemical weapons in Iraq in the event of a war; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Gulf War (18 Dec 2002)

Mr Colin Breed: ...for Defence what drugs were administered to servicemen during the Gulf War; what drugs have been (a) administered to date and (b) medically approved to be administered to servicemen serving in Iraq at a future date; and if he will make a statement.