Results 1-20 of 30 for iraq speaker:Quentin Davies

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Procurement (13 Jul 2009) has video

Quentin Davies: ...enormous programme of procurement of new helicopters: there are the Danish Merlins and the— [ Interruption. ] I am coming to that in a second. There are the Merlins that are coming back from Iraq and being fitted up to theatre-entry standard for Afghanistan, as well as the prospect of the eight Mk 3 Chinooks, which will be available for operations again by the end of this year. There...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Fuels (3 Jul 2009)

Quentin Davies: ...163; million Fuels (non utilities) Aviation f uel 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09( 1) 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09( 1) Operation Oculus (Balkans) 3 1 2 1 1 1 Operation Telic (Iraq) 48 38 38 16 28 32 Operation Herrick (Afghanistan) 6 25 41 10 45 109 (1) Figures for the financial year 2008-09 are provisional, pending final outturn which will be...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (22 Jun 2009)

Quentin Davies: For Iraq, work is ongoing to ascertain the final impairment costs of fighting equipment deployed in Iraq, but our previous estimates of the cost of recuperation of assets lost, damaged or prematurely worn out in operations in Iraq is around £300 million. The figure will remain under review and excludes the costs of replenishing munitions. We are not in a position to accurately predict...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (1 Jun 2009) has video

Quentin Davies: ...to undertake, which has not been the situation. The distinction between stretch and overstretch is very important, and I hope that she recognises it. Furthermore, with the end of our operations in Iraq, the stretch and the stress have been reduced. The hon. Lady will know that our last combat troops came back from Iraq just last week—indeed, I was privileged to be at RAF Honington...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (1 Jun 2009) has video

Quentin Davies: ...involved as a matter for the Committee. I shall be there for as long as the Committee requires me to be there. As the hon. Gentleman knows, probably the most important asset to be reassigned from Iraq to Afghanistan immediately—or at least within a few months, after some maintenance and upgrade work—will be the Merlins. A number of other individual items of equipment may go to...

Written Answers — Defence: EH101 Helicopters (21 May 2009)

Quentin Davies: ...support role. Since introduction into service, the Merlin helicopter has proved itself to be a very capable modern operational platform, having already provided excellent support to operations in Iraq and ongoing maritime and anti-piracy operations. We expect to deploy the Merlin to Afghanistan later this year. Our Merlin aircraft are expected to remain in service for at least another 20...

Written Answers — Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (14 May 2009)

Quentin Davies: There are no plans to gift any Vector vehicles to Iraq. The future role of the Vector Light Protected Patrol Vehicle when it is withdrawn from operations in Afghanistan is under review.

Written Answers — Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (13 May 2009)

Quentin Davies: A number of Mastiff tranche 2 vehicles have already deployed to Afghanistan, however, none have deployed to Iraq. Details of the numbers deployed to Afghanistan are being withheld for reasons of operational security.

Defence Procurement (20 Apr 2009) has video

Quentin Davies: ...Gentleman will give us credit for it. We are re-engining the Lynxes, and they will be deployable in time for next year's "hot and high" season in the summer of 2010. We will deploy the Merlins from Iraq later this year in Afghanistan, and the new Mark 3 Chinooks will be available for operational deployment within the next few months. There are a lot of good stories about helicopters, and I...

Written Answers — Defence: Peacekeeping Operations: Defence Equipment (2 Mar 2009)

Quentin Davies: ...equipment failure reports (EFRs) and serious equipment failures (SEFs) recorded are shown in the following tables: Equipment Failure Reports 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Iraq Afg Iraq Afg Iraq Afg Iraq Afg Iraq Afg Iraq Afg Armoured Vehicles CRMBT 110 0 184 0 204 0 141 0 160 0 0 0 CVR(T) 87 0...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (26 Feb 2009)

Quentin Davies: The information is shown in the following table. Equipment failure reports 2008 2009 Vehicle Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Iraq Bulldog 29 15 14 10 13 12 1 30 0 13 6 11 Challenger 2 37 10 8 10 0 7 13 8 31 37 0 27 Titan (1)— (1)— (1)— (1)—...

Written Answers — Defence: Minesweepers: Research (4 Feb 2009)

Quentin Davies: Prior to the deployment of UK forces to Afghanistan and Iraq, the MOD was carrying out research on the development and enhancement of protective capability against a wide range of threat explosive devices. This research included the enhancement of personal and vehicle protection, and means of electronically countering the IED threat.

Written Answers — Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (2 Feb 2009)

Quentin Davies: No Ridgback vehicles have yet been shipped to Iraq or Afghanistan. Delivery to Afghanistan is due to begin later this year and there are no plans to deploy Ridgback to Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Military Aircraft (28 Jan 2009)

Quentin Davies: .... We continue to improve our fast jet capabilities with significant enhancements to our Harrier and Tornado fleets to increase their effectiveness in the Close Air Support roles they fulfil in Iraq and Afghanistan. These improvements include our new Paveway IV Precision Guided Bomb, which entered service with the Harriers in December 2008, and which provides the RAF with a state of the art...

Written Answers — Defence: Warrior Armoured Vehicle (25 Nov 2008)

Quentin Davies: The Department has already taken steps to improve the protection and survivability of the Warrior fleet in Afghanistan and Iraq through the Urgent Operational Requirements process. We intend to improve further Warrior's protection and survivability through the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme, which is in the early stages of its Acquisition Cycle.

Written Answers — Defence: Snatch Land Rovers (17 Nov 2008)

Quentin Davies: The decision to deploy Snatch Land Rovers on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan took into account a range of factors, including the nature of the mission and the theatre specific threats at the time. Given that these vehicles were already available in our inventory, no EU regulatory or "financial factors" applied. As my right hon. Friend, the Defence Secretary's written statement on 29...

Written Answers — Defence: Hercules Aircraft (15 Oct 2008)

Quentin Davies: ...suppressant foam (ESF). Those aircraft that have not been fitted with ESF will shortly begin to be retired from service. All Hercules C-130 aircraft that are routinely deployed on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are now fitted with ESF.

[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair] — Israel (20 May 2008)

Quentin Davies: ...last time the next day or the day after. The very next day, on 15 May 1948, all four of Israel's Arab neighbours—Lebanon, Syria, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt—together with Iraq invaded Israel. Few people gave Israel any great chance of surviving. Israel did survive, of course. It won that war and three subsequent wars with its Arab neighbours. Today, it is a...

Business of the House: Defence in the World (8 May 2008) has video

Quentin Davies: ...the issue that we are most concerned about, the Secretary of State was reasonably encouraging—responsibly and moderately so—on the two great deployments that we have in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was absolutely right in the phrase that he used. They are the front line of our security. I have not the slightest doubt—I have said it in the House before—that had the...

Business of the House: Defence in the World (8 May 2008) has video

Quentin Davies: It was clear at the time that the Prime Minister believed that the situation in Iraq was such that it enabled us, and made it sensible for us, to reduce the number of troops from between 4,000 and 5,000 to 2,500. One can readily understand how in certain circumstances that would be a reasonable thing to do. Obviously, it would be desirable if it were possible to do that without jeopardising...