Results 1-12 of 12 for iraq speaker:Vernon Coaker

Written Answers — Home Department: Hezbollah (1 Apr 2009)

Vernon Coaker: ...to cover the entire military wing after evidence emerged of units not limited to the ESO being concerned in terrorism, particularly in the provision of training and support to militant groups in Iraq and other terrorist groups in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In distinguishing between the political and military wings for the purposes of proscription, the Government's aim is to...

Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Compensation (10 Mar 2009)

Vernon Coaker: holding answer 9 March 2009 British police officers serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, or their dependants, are eligible for an award under the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations if they become permanently disabled as a result of an injury received in the execution of duty. Police officers serving in those countries may also be eligible for an award under a separate compensation scheme...

Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Training (18 Nov 2008)

Vernon Coaker: ...short and long term, throughout the world. The environments in which they operate will vary, from stable countries to countries where the UK is contributing to Peace Support Operations, including Iraq and Afghanistan. In these cases, risk assessments will have been carried out prior to deployment and arrangements made to safeguard the officers' security as far as possible while delivering...

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (1 Apr 2003)

Mr Vernon Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's contingency reserve for 2003–04 has been earmarked for Iraq.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (19 Mar 2003)

Mr Vernon Coaker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to increase the funding available to the Department for International Development to prepare for the humanitarian consequences of war with Iraq; and what contingency planning he has made to increase the funding available to the Department for International Development for this purpose.

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

Mr Vernon Coaker: ...world to combat terrorism. We sometimes disagree about how to do that, but we all accept that it is far preferable for any Government to take action through the UN. Wherever we end up with the Iraqi crisis, I hope that the Government will take the opportunity, when things calm down, to review the way in which the UN has operated so as to find out whether any lessons can be learned. My hon....

Election Turnouts (6 Mar 2003)

Mr Vernon Coaker: ...unnecessary confrontation in the Chamber, which people do not like. They do not mind clashes of views and opinions when they are genuinely held and passionately felt, as shown in the debate on Iraq last week. I did not participate in that debate but I spent many hours listening to it in the Chamber. It was a great debate; there were huge clashes of opinion and Members expressed strongly...

Written Answers — International Development: Oil for Food Programme (6 Mar 2003)

Mr Vernon Coaker: ...Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the cost of the aid that would be required to replace the Oil for Food Programme following a military campaign in Iraq.

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (5 Mar 2003)

Mr Vernon Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian consequences of a war with Iraq; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (4 Mar 2003)

Mr Vernon Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure the widest possible support for the UK sponsored draft resolution on Iraq at the UN; and if he will make a statement.

Coalition against International Terrorism (16 Oct 2001)

Mr Vernon Coaker: ...but, in taking the military option, we need to be clear about our aims in Afghanistan. Like other hon. Members, I am worried by some of the signals coming from Washington about an escalation into Iraq and other places. In terms of Afghanistan, our aims seem to be clear: the destruction of the Taliban and the elimination of bin Laden and his network. I hope that the Prime Minister and the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Security Issues (10 Feb 1998)

Mr Vernon Coaker: ...outline the progress that has been made by the EU Foreign Ministers in achieving a peace agreement in Bosnia? The area has gone out of the news recently, with attention understandably focused on Iraq, but the situation in Bosnia is none the less serious, and we must do all we can to bring about a speedy resolution.