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Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Iraq (8 Oct 2007)

Frank Dobson: As one of the 139 Labour MPs who both spoke and voted against the invasion of Iraq, may I ask my right hon. Friend to bear in mind, when faced with carping criticism from the Tory party, that it was enthusiastically and overwhelmingly in favour of the invasion and never raised any quibbles at the time? I also ask my right hon. Friend to bear in mind that everybody in this country welcomes the...

Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)

Frank Dobson: ...object of British foreign policy should be the safety and security of Britain and British people, whether they are at home or abroad. Against that criterion, the invasion and occupation of Iraq have been a failure. As a result of the invasion and occupation, Britain is less safe and British people are less secure. All that was predictable when the Prime Minister, egged on by the...

Orders of the Day — Racial and Religious Hatred Bill (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Dobson: ...that I have heard on television and the radio and seen in newspapers is that the Government are doing this only to regain Muslim votes that were lost as a result of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Anyone who thinks that must be an innumerate half-wit. It cannot be true: the Government first proposed the law to the House in November 2001, following a massive increase in the number of...

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (13 Jan 2005)

Mr Frank Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what UK development aid has been given to Iraq in each of the last five years; what the planned level of aid is for the next two years; and what percentage of his Department's budget that aid represented in each of those years.

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Iraq (22 Jul 2004)

Mr Frank Dobson: To ask the Prime Minister (1) what advice he has received from the intelligence services about the impact of the Iraq war and subsequent occupation on the likely incidence of terrorism in (a) the Middle East, (b) the UK and (c) the rest of the world; (2) what advice he has received from the intelligence services about the impact of the Iraq war and subsequent occupation on public opinion...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (18 May 2004)

Mr Frank Dobson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of (a) preparations for the invasion of Iraq, (b) the invasion itself and (c) the subsequent occupation in (i) 2002–03 and (ii) 2003–04; and what the estimate of costs is for (A) this financial year and (B) each subsequent financial year.

Iraq (26 Feb 2003)

Mr Frank Dobson: I speak as someone who supported military action by our Labour Government in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and before that supported military action in the Gulf war to expel Iraq from Kuwait. My only criticism is that the Americans and British at that time did not finish the job, because my understanding is that regime change then would have been permissible under international law. I have to say...

Oral Answers to Questions — Iraq (24 Feb 1998)

Mr Frank Dobson: We have made no representations recently to the World Health Organisation about Iraq. We welcome and support the humanitarian work that the World Health Organisation is carrying out in Iraq. It is worth noting that, since 1991, the United Kingdom has contributed more than £94 million in humanitarian and medical aid through bilateral and multilateral sources to Iraq, especially northern...

Oral Answers to Questions — Iraq (24 Feb 1998)

Mr Frank Dobson: The British Government have taken the lead in trying to double the amount of oil that the Iraqis can sell to raise money to provide medicine and medical treatment for their people. It is worth remembering that, although the first United Nations resolution went through in 1995, it was December 1996 before the present Government of Iraq were even willing to go ahead with that resolution, which...

Opposition Day: Unemployment (8 Dec 1992)

Mr Frank Dobson: .... They could prevent that by abandoning Post Office privatisation, phasing their warship orders to help the shipyards, and buying British equipment and ammunition. It was bad enough to sell arms to Iraq, but if the Royal Ordnance closures go through, we could end up buying arms from Iraq. North sea revenues could have been used to diversify from defence to civilian production, drawing on...

Adjournment (Easter and Monday 2nd May) (25 Mar 1988)

Mr Frank Dobson: ...attention and it needs much more money from the Government's and the EEC's regional policies. My hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) drew attention to the horrifying events in Iraq and the treatment of the Kurdish people. He drew attention to the Government's neglect to do anything, make representations to provide an element of protection, or persuade the Iraqi...