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Bills Presented: Afghanistan and Pakistan (16 Jul 2009) has video

John Horam: ...obviously, there has to be dialogue between the troops and DFID and FCO representatives and the local Afghan people. That should involve native speakers as far as possible. We know what happened in Iraq: it is very difficult to work all the time through interpreters. My second point is about continuity of personnel. The contracts are negotiated individually by the FCO, but they often last...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

John Horam: ...by our actions in Afghanistan. It is that important. Even so, there are some grounds for optimism about the present situation. First, we have a new President in America. I voted against the Iraq war because I felt that America took its eye off the ball in Afghanistan between 2000 and 2003, and we are paying a very heavy price for that neglect. Secondly, we have better people in charge now....

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Global Security (Russia) (3 Apr 2008)

John Horam: ...relations with them is an issue. We should be concerned about that situation. We are aware of how damaging the effect of our recent subservience to American foreign policy has been in the middle east, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. In Europe, we should be no less concerned to strike—when we think it appropriate—an independent line that reflects our own interests as European...

Terrorism (Foreign Policy Aspects) (8 Dec 2005)

John Horam: I shall confine my remarks to the situation in Iraq, which is obviously a subject of much comment in the Foreign Affairs Committee report and central to the debate about the war against terrorism. I say immediately in that context that we are all very concerned about the four hostages held by terrorists in Iraq, particularly, of course, Mr. Norman Kember, the British citizen. I am sure that...

Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Expenditure relating to British Energy P.L.C. (6 Feb 2003)

Mr John Horam: ...We are entering a period in which the Government's finances look distinctly rocky and the Bill paves the way for a further payment. In addition to the £5 billion or so that we may spend on a war in Iraq, which we heard about earlier, there are other considerable outlays that could not have been foreseen when the Department's budget was originally suggested. The House must take its...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Road Haulage (International Permits) (1 Mar 1978)

Mr John Horam: Yes, I agree that there are difficulties in the Middle East. Before Christmas I discussed these difficulties with the Government of Iraq and various other Arab Governments, with a view to sorting out some of the problems. The Department is continuing to take an interest in them.