Results 1-20 of 37 for iraq speaker:John Healey

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax: Lone Parents (17 Jan 2008)

John Healey: The Secretary of State for Defence announced on 25 September 2007 that service personnel on operational duty in Iraq or Afghanistan will receive a flat rate payment of £140 for a six-month tour of duty to help with the cost of their council tax and is equivalent to 25 per cent. of the average council tax bill for 2007-08.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax Benefits: Armed Forces (15 Oct 2007)

John Healey: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 25 September 2007 that armed forces personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan who pay council tax, will receive a flat-rate, tax free payment of £140 for a six month tour of duty. The payment is worth around 25 per cent. of the average council tax bill for six months. The Ministry of Defence intends to widen the...

Written Answers — Treasury: Foreign Workers (5 Jun 2007)

John Healey: ...Total 830 Bangladesh 80 Burma Myanmar 3 Cambodia (Khmer Republic) (3)— China 6 Hong Kong Kowloon 8 India 305 Indonesia (3)— Indonesia 2 Iran 25 Iraq 17 Israel 5 Japan 14 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (3)— Korea 3 Laos 0 Lebanon 7 Macao Macau (3)— Malaysia 32 ...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 63 (24 May 2007)

John Healey: ..., the Secretary of State for Defence announced the introduction of the new operational allowance, which will apply to members of the armed forces serving in specified operational locations such as Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans from 6 April 2006. The purpose of the allowance is to recognise the increased and enduring danger in operational locations over and above that which is already...

Written Answers — Treasury: Arms Exports Controls (13 Sep 2006)

John Healey: ...contributing to the decline in the number of reported breaches of strategic export controls since 2000. Firstly, at that time a large number of breaches related to trade sanctions on Angola and Iraq—these sanctions no longer apply. Secondly, controls on the export of off-road vehicles to the former Yugoslavia were discontinued in 2002. HMRC also assess that there is increased...

Written Answers — Treasury: Arms Exports Controls (13 Sep 2006)

John Healey: ...Iran without a licence 18 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years; banned from being company director for 10 years; and asset forfeiture order for £69,980 2005-06 Exporting body armour to Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia without a licence Fined £10,000 plus £500 costs 2006-07 Exporting 3 consignments of body armour and helmets to Kuwait and Iraq during 2004 without a...

Written Answers — Treasury: Criminal Offences (25 Jul 2006)

John Healey: .... The Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 7005 (S.I. 2005/253) Articles 3(1), 4(9) and (10), 5, 6(1) and (2), 7(1)(a) and (b) and 9(6) and paragraph 3(a) to (d) of the Schedule. The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1498) Articles 5(6) and (8) and 6(3) The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1519) Articles 5(1) (a) to (c), 7(3),...

Iraq (Debt) (5 Jul 2005)

John Healey: ...Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Harry Cohen) on securing the debate and on taking us through his objections to the arrangements that have recently been put in place or that are in prospect to help Iraq to rebuild its economy and improve its economic position. He did so in the way that we have come to recognise and expect from him: he was very direct, forceful and clear in his criticisms of...

Iraq (Debt) (5 Jul 2005)

John Healey: ...would accept, he is occasionally prone to do. Some stand-by agreements include an element of privatisation, but we do not yet know whether that will be an element of the SBA that is negotiated with Iraq through the IMF. We will simply have to wait and see. My hon. Friend referred to odious debt law, but there is no such thing as established and accepted odious debt legislation. Were we to...

Written Answers — Treasury: Budget (Special Reserve Provision) (9 Dec 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...report comprises two elements: the increase in the special reserve announced in the pre-Budget report; and allocations made from it so far in 2004–05 related to the costs of the military conflict in Iraq and the Government's international obligations.

Written Answers — Treasury: EU Budget (14 Sep 2004)

Mr John Healey: The Iraqi authorities are currently engaged in regular and ongoing discussions with the IMF on a possible programme for Iraq.

Written Answers — Treasury: EU Budget (14 Sep 2004)

Mr John Healey: The UK aims to support economic reform in Iraq in the short term by working towards rapid agreement on an IMF programme, and by securing agreement in the Paris Club to write off the vast majority of Iraq's foreign debt by the end of the year. The UK will continue to support the efforts of the Iraqi authorities to develop a sustainable, stable and appropriate fiscal and monetary framework for...

World Oil Prices (8 Jun 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...been designed to do just that. The challenges are particularly great given that our reserves are in a mature field on the UK continental shelf. Secondly, he mentioned the prospect of increases in Iraqi production. I know that he speaks from experience, having visited Iraq as part of the parliamentary armed forces scheme. He is right that we hope that increases in oil production, and more...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (12 May 2004)

Mr John Healey: The latest IMF estimate suggests Iraq's external debt is approximately US$120 billion.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (12 May 2004)

Mr John Healey: In April this year, the Coalition Provisional Authority forecast the Iraqi Government's total revenue for fiscal year 2004 at US$14.5 billion. Figures for Iraq's Gross Domestic Product were published in October 2003 by the World Bank and United Nations in their Joint Iraq Needs Assessment. These very preliminary estimates showed GDP for 2004 to be in the range of $15–20 billion.

Written Answers — Treasury: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (29 Apr 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...—many of which are in the process of trying to exit conflict—have yet to reach Decision Point and benefit from HIPC relief. This could deliver an extra $30 billion in debt relief. Iraq is not eligible for the HIPC Initiative, and so will have relief for its external debt considered under the auspices of the Paris Club's Evian Approach. However, the Government's view is that...

Written Answers — Treasury: Debt (28 Apr 2004)

Mr John Healey: ..., but who are not eligible for the HIPC Initiative, the Paris Club's Evian Approach was adopted in October 2003 with the aim of tailoring solutions to each debtor's specific circumstances. Iraq is likely to be one of the first countries to benefit from a comprehensive debt treatment under the Evian Approach.

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (22 Mar 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...development, the projected cut of £229 million. The shadow Chancellor has committed the Tories to 5 per cent. cuts in the law and order budget. That is the equivalent of sacking 1,300 police officers. At a time when we are stretched in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, he has committed them to cut the defence budget by 5 per cent. in real terms. It is not just that they leave us...

Iraq (25 Feb 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...speech was not only heartfelt and passionate, but widely referenced, well informed and erudite, reflecting his long-standing interest in issues of debt and development, and his active interest in Iraq. As he said, in September, he and the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr. Djanogly) were among the first Back-Bench Members of this House, Mr. Cook, who—

Iraq (25 Feb 2004)

Mr John Healey: I have not paid you due respect, and I apologise. I was commending my hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber for the commitment and interest that he has shown in Iraq, particularly as in quite early days, he and the hon. Member for Huntingdon were among the first Back-Bench Members of this House to stay in Basra as part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme. My hon....