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Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Harry Cohen: I am very grateful to the Prime Minister for giving way. On Iraq, he will know that the Government refused to give out the number of Iraqi civilian casualties who died in that war. Will he be prepared to give out the number of Iraqi civilian casualties who have died in this war?

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq: Overseas Aid (9 Sep 2009)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding for aid for Iraq has been (a) committed and (b) spent by his Department since 2003.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (9 Sep 2009)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the killing of two UK citizens working as private security contractors in Iraq by another private security contractor; what restrictions there are upon the recruitment by private security companies of those with diagnosed mental illnesses; what plans the Government have to renew the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Oil (19 May 2009)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received from the Government of Iraq on (a) the return of monies held in escrow under the UN oil-for-food programme and not yet received and (b) the disbursement of international commitments for development aid; what estimate he has made of the sums due to the Iraqi Government in each case; and if...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (25 Mar 2009)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) of 26 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1552-3W, on Iraq: peacekeeping operations, how much was paid to Harlow Specialist Life Support and Logistics for photocopier hire for use on Operation Herrick.

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Harry Cohen: This is an opportunity to voice a parliamentary verdict on the excursion into Iraq. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in his modest way, called the Iraq war "wrong". It was more than that—it was illegal. The whole idea of regime change is illegal under international law. It was said by very many international jurists and experts that it was illegal. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the...

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Harry Cohen: ...the quality of the troops, but they have to do the job that the Government and Parliament tell them to do, which has been a disgraceful job. In that sense, they have become not a force for good in Iraq but the opposite of that, given the catalogue of cases that I mentioned. The UK has been an active partner in the ruling coalition, but it has tried to evade its guilt for complicity in the...

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Harry Cohen: ...are still unanswered questions about Britain's role in Amarah, about Camp Breadbasket and about complicity in the air strikes. In January last year, 40,000 lb of explosives were dropped on southern Iraq in one day, with a rate of four bombings a day. Then there was the Hercules crash. Questions have been asked about the machinery being brought in. I agree with those asking such questions,...

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Harry Cohen: ...Jock Stirrup, the head of our defence forces, said in a speech on 1 December: "So I want...to lay to rest some of the myths that have emerged," including the myth that we "failed to support the Iraqis during charge of the knights." He continued: "The UK made repeated attempts to deal with extremist militia violence in the south east. We planned and sought to execute numerous Special...

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Harry Cohen: I shall do that; the point is made. The oil robbery is another part of it, with UK-US companies having a monopoly, conferring massively advantageous deals to export profits from Iraq for years to come. I will conclude. There is exhaustion at the killing in Iraq; that is why it has slowed down, but the occupation continues. I think that many of the mercenaries will stay, US forces will...

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Harry Cohen: Why is the private sector the priority for the Government and the occupying forces in Iraq? The public sector has been devastated—by bombs and all sorts of destruction. Why, therefore, have a lop-sided policy for privatisation? Is not that old-fashioned and reactionary of the Government?

Debate on the Address: Economy, Pensions and Welfare (15 Dec 2008) has video

Harry Cohen: First, let me say a word about Afghanistan, because it feeds into this debate. It looks like we are going to commit more troops, and I say do not do it. Since the invasion of Iraq there has been a catalogue of failure, and we cannot really carry on as though the missed opportunity has not been missed, because it has. We are losing the hearts and minds of a growing number of the population,...

Debate on the Address: Foreign Affairs and Defence (10 Dec 2008) has video

Harry Cohen: The right hon. Gentleman has said some fine words on a couple of issues, certainly on Iraq and on nuclear non-proliferation. I agree with him that the latter needs a much higher priority. However, the situation was made worse by the United States' deployment of missiles in other European countries; the Russians responded to that badly. Did he and his party support that deployment of US...

Debate on the Address: Foreign Affairs and Defence (10 Dec 2008) has video

Harry Cohen: Will the Foreign Secretary explain why the Government have such an abysmal record in connection with the refugees—more than 4 million—who have fled their homes in Iraq and had to leave the country? [Interruption.]

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (26 Nov 2008)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, columns 1715-6W, on Iraq: peacekeeping operations, when each member of the Serious Crimes Unit was taken into the custody of UK forces; when each was released; whether any legal proceedings were initiated against any of them; and if he will establish an investigation into the circumstances...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (26 Nov 2008)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what stage the Status of Forces negotiations with the Iraqi government have reached; what discussions on the issue there have been with the United Nations, the United States and other nations with a presence in Iraq; what plans there are to present the ensuing agreements to (a) the Iraqi Parliament, (b) the UK Parliament and (c) the United Nations...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Prisoners (17 Nov 2008)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on the treatment of Khaled al-Magtari by UK personnel in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Peacekeeping Operations (3 Nov 2008)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost has been of operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in the last 12 months.

Topical Debate: Defence Policy (30 Oct 2008) has video

Harry Cohen: I am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for being so generous in giving way a second time. I shall try not to disturb him too many times. Before he finishes talking about Iraq, may I draw his attention to Amnesty International's report of this summer, "Iraq: Rhetoric and Reality—the Iraqi refugee crisis"? It stated that the number of Iraqis who had fled their homes had reached...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (6 Oct 2008)

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 19 February 2007, Official Report, column 304W, on Iraq: peace keeping operations, what recent reports he has received on the (a) detention and (b) status of Abdul Razzaq Ali al-Jedda; what representations he has received on the case; and if he will make a statement.