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Orders of the Day — Ways and Means: Financial Statement (12 Mar 2008)

Alistair Darling: ...terms. The defence budget has seen the longest period of increased spending in a generation. This year, we again expect to spend over £2 billion more supporting our troops on the front line, including £900 million on military equipment. I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to our servicemen and women, and their families, in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are deeply proud of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review (9 Oct 2007)

Alistair Darling: ...public service agreements, which we are also publishing today. Let me now turn to our proposals. The foremost duty of any Government is protecting our country. The whole House will want to join me in acknowledging the dedication and courage of our armed forces in action overseas, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. To support our armed forces and all that they do, I am today allocating an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Road Fuel Taxation (29 Jun 2004)

Mr Alistair Darling: The hon. Gentleman has picked his day carefully—today, oil prices have fallen to a two-month low following the handover of sovereignty in Iraq. Oil prices are currently volatile and high because of a combination of factors, including not only uncertainty in Iraq and the middle east, but increased demand from the United States, China and other countries. The Chancellor has said that he...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Road Fuel Taxation (29 Jun 2004)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...course, concerned about fuel prices, but it is important to concentrate on the causes of the oil price increase, which, as I said, are increased demand from certain parts of the world and events in Iraq and the middle east. I recognise that we have a long way to go, but the recent fall in oil prices is welcome. Brent crude is currently trading at just more than $33 a barrel, which is much...

New Clause 4: Procedure on Rules Relating to Asylum (21 Jan 1992)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...United Kingdom, whether false representations were made, and whether—it is an important point—documents were destroyed, damaged or disposed of. We cited the example of the Kurd fleeing Iraq, who would not have arrived in this country with proper travel documents because he would never have got out of Iraq if he had had such documents. I am pleased that the Government have now...

Orders of the Day — Asylum Bill (13 Nov 1991)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...that people are fleeing from are not given information which would make their persecution more likely. I draw the attention of the House to the fact that, following the detention of various Iraqi nationals during the Gulf war, I discovered that the names of all the detainees were passed to the Red Cross and thence to the Iraqi authorities, who now have a list of everyone that we detained...