Results 1-20 of 167 for iraq speaker:Mike Hancock

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

Mike Hancock: ...How many of our soldiers have been killed by equipment provided by other countries whose representatives sit down and eat with our politicians and share discussions? How many of the weapons used in Iraq were manufactured in Transnistria and exported through Ukraine? Those end up in the hands of the enemies of our soldiers in Iraq and have been used to kill them. We must be mindful of the...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (8 Jul 2009)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many unexploded improvised explosive devices were discovered by UK troops in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (6 Jul 2009)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK troops required medical evacuation as a result of injuries caused by improvised explosive devices in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009 to date.

Written Answers — Defence: Special Forces: Defence Equipment (9 Jun 2009)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to provide for counter-sniper systems similar to those used by US forces in Iraq to be used by British armed forces.

Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day]: Iraq War Inquiry (25 Mar 2009) has video

Mike Hancock: I am sure that the whole House shares the Foreign Secretary's admiration for those who have served and are serving in Iraq. He very much admires their courage, so why are the Government not showing the same courage and saying "We have nothing to hide, we are not hiding behind anything and we agree to this inquiry"? Why are they not being as courageous as our soldiers have been?

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Pay (27 Feb 2009)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the maximum monthly allowance in addition to basic salary is for civilian employees of his Department working in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Armed Forces Personnel (23 Feb 2009) has video

Mike Hancock: ..., but will he give an undertaking to ensure that the families of service personnel who are serving on long deployments, whether in the Royal Navy or in the other forces deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, are also given proper advice at this time? One of the problems faced by servicemen currently serving abroad is that their families may have got into problems in this difficult time. I would...

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Pay (23 Feb 2009)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the maximum monthly allowance in addition to basic salary is for civilian employees of his Department working in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

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

Mike Hancock: ...Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department undertook on protecting troops against use of improvised explosive devices by opposing forces before deploying troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 Sep 2008)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flying hours have been recorded by unmanned aerial vehicles in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan and (c) elsewhere in each of the last four quarters, broken down by vehicle type.

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Armed Forces Medical Care (17 Jul 2008)

Mike Hancock: ...are proud to be served by them. I spent a couple of days there fairly recently, and received medical care from two young doctors who were about to go to Afghanistan, one of whom had been to Iraq. Talking to them was encouraging. They spoke with a great deal of sympathy for the people who did not want Haslar to close, but talked about the experience that they had gained in a large general...

Counter-Insurgency (Iraq/Afghanistan) (10 Jun 2008)

Mike Hancock: .... We owe a big debt of gratitude to them and to the other 97 families who have been affected in similar ways by the fighting in Afghanistan. We also owe a debt of gratitude to those fighting in Iraq and those who have been injured and seen their lives change significantly. The hon. Member for Congleton (Ann Winterton) should be congratulated on initiating this debate and on providing an...

Counter-Insurgency (Iraq/Afghanistan) (10 Jun 2008)

Mike Hancock: ...I agree with her entirely. The suggestion that we will fight some sort of conventional war in the future is long past its sell-by date. I do not think we will be in that position. The lessons from Iraq one and two, and from our experiences in Afghanistan are vitally important to understanding where we go in the future. That is why the military have to be more realistic about what they...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (2 Jun 2008)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role is planned for Mastiff armoured vehicles once large scale operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been concluded.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (22 May 2008)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what basis service personnel qualify for (a) an Iraq Medal and (b) bars to the Iraq Medal; what changes have been made to this procedure since the conflict began; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Oil (23 Apr 2008)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the probity of the procedures for the passage of the oil and gas law in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (13 Mar 2008)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have served in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since 2002; and how many have received a medal in recognition of that service.

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Medals (Armed Forces Personnel) (26 Feb 2008)

Mike Hancock: .... Member for North Durham not only on his persistence in this matter, but on the recognition that he has given to the injuries—and the mental injuries—suffered by those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Along with other members of the Select Committee on Defence, he has pushed that issue time and again. I implore the Minister to make, for goodness' sake, a political...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (14 Jan 2008)

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2007, Official Report, column 1458W, on Iraq: peacekeeping operations, what plans he has to instruct commercial barristers in respect of the Hercules inquest.