Results 1-11 of 11 for iraq speaker:John Grogan
- Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs (9 Jun 2009)
John Grogan: ...on 19 November 1974. In 1980, the UAE joined five other nations to form the GCC—the Gulf Co-operation Council. Throughout the 1980s, the dispute over the islands was overshadowed by the Iran-Iraq war. The Iranians began encroaching beyond the assigned area for their presence in Abu Musa by constructing roads and an airport, and other civilian and military installations. In 1987,...
- BBC World News (20 May 2008)
John Grogan: ...News Today", transmitted three times during the day. It has big-name BBC presenters such as George Alagiah and Zeinab Badawi, and its popularity is spreading in America. In the aftermath of the Iraq war, it is possible that people in America are increasingly looking for more balanced news, and that has given the BBC its first chance to get a foothold, with BBC America and BBC World News,...
- [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Lebanon and Syria (27 Feb 2007)
John Grogan: ...Yorkshire neighbour, the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Hague), the shadow Foreign Secretary, has returned to the issue time and time again, pointing out the recommendation of the Iraq study group that an Iraq international support group should be formed, which would actively enter diplomatic dialogue with Syria. The Prime Minister sent his envoy to Syria last autumn, and I...
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Syria and Iraq (26 Jan 2007)
John Grogan: ...ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of the progress that the Syrian Government have made over the last 12 months in sealing the border with Iraq.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Syria (16 Jan 2007)
John Grogan: Given that last weekend the President of Iraq went to Damascus to discuss with the President of Syria the sealing of the borders and exchange of security and intelligence information, is there not a strong case—in line with the Baker recommendations, and in the interests of our soldiers serving in Iraq—for discussions at ministerial level between the British Government and the...
- Orders of the Day: Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill (18 Dec 2006)
John Grogan: ...I am now speaking to no more than 20,000 or 30,000 people, although that is more than I normally speak to in Selby. Having said that, I should add that 1 million or 2 million people watched the debates on Iraq and on top-up fees. BBC children's services are probably more valued, particularly by parents, who welcome the absence of advertisements on those high-quality channels. "Torchwood"...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (10 Jan 2005)
Mr John Grogan: How many members of the armed forces have been injured in Iraq since March 2003.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (10 Jan 2005)
Mr John Grogan: Does my hon. Friend agree that, whatever hon. Members' views on the war itself, the whole House will be united in wanting to be reassured that service personnel who have been injured in Iraq are receiving the very best possible medical treatment and will be disturbed by some reports, such as those in BBC 1's "Real Story", that that has not always been the case, particularly for some of those...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (25 Oct 2004)
Mr John Grogan: Does my right hon. Friend agree with Senator John Kerry, who says that the way forward in Iraq is to convene a summit of the world's major powers, key nations in the regions and key Arab and Muslim nations?
- Written Answers — Defence: Defence Fire Service (16 Dec 2003)
Mr John Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what activities, other than those directly related to the provision of fire cover to UK military forces, the Defence Fire Service has been involved in in Iraq since February.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Defence Fire Service (15 Dec 2003)
Mr John Grogan: ...fire service as part of a core military function that should not be privatised but kept in the public sector, particularly given that its members are currently risking their lives serving in Iraq?