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Intelligence and Security Committee (7 May 2009) has video

Kim Howells: ...in July 2007, a report on the London terror attacks of July 2005, published in May 2006, and a report on the handling of detainees by UK intelligence personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq, published in March 2005. As I said earlier, its second report on the July 2005 London bombings will be published on 19 May. If it is to continue to do justice to difficult and complex...

Written Answers — Home Department: Visas: Iraq (9 Mar 2009)

Kim Howells: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities there are to issue visas at the UK consulate in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq; and if she will make a statement.

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Kim Howells: I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for a fine speech, which reminded us how a democratic and prosperous Iraq can become a source of stability and good sense in a region cursed by instability and the lack of sustainable democracy. I also thank the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) for his fine speech, highlighting a number of issues that I, too, hope to deal with briefly....

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Kim Howells: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence made that clear, as did the hon. Member for Woodspring. Without democracy in Iraq, I cannot see how the middle east can possibly look forward to any stability and any sustainable prosperity. Democracy is enormously important. What I found most dismaying—it did not matter where I went in that region—was that as often as not 50...

Bills Presented: Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship (14 Jan 2009) has video

Kim Howells: The Iraqi Government will decide for themselves what they want to do with their oil industry, and quite properly so. If they need the expertise which, in my view, they do need in order to start tapping great oilfields such as the north and south Rumaylah fields, which are some of the most benign oil-bearing structures in the world, and if they are to repair the appalling damage done by the...

Debate on the Address: Foreign Affairs and Defence (10 Dec 2008) has video

Kim Howells: ...in a war that has already lasted longer than the second world war raises increasingly difficult questions, most of which have been eclipsed until now by the ongoing controversies generated by the Iraq campaign. We should assume nothing about the impact of the Afghan war on the British public. One does not have to possess special powers to predict that, as the Afghan war grinds on, the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Politics and Government (15 Sep 2008)

Kim Howells: ...Mottaki, in the last year—in the margins of the UN General Assembly in September 2007, in the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos on 26 January 2008 and in the margins of the Iraq Neighbours Conference in Kuwait on 22 April 2008. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary also spoke to Foreign Minister Mottaki by telephone on 26 February 2008. I have also met the Iranian...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (22 Jul 2008)

Kim Howells: holding answer 21 July 2008 There has been one allegation of misconduct by the Iraqi authorities against a private military and security company contracted by the Government to work in Iraq. A complaint was made in February 2008 that a weapon was discharged from a vehicle owned by a private military and security company contracted by the Government. We carried out an investigation and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Radioactive Materials (22 Jul 2008)

Kim Howells: ...of the transport of natural uranium ("yellowcake") through Diego Garcia for onward shipment to Canada. The BIOT Administration agreed to facilitate the shipment in order to assist its removal from Iraq, where its continued presence raised proliferation concerns.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Oil (21 Jul 2008)

Kim Howells: The Government are aware that the Government of Iraq and international oil companies are in the process of negotiating technical support contracts. Such contracts, and the details therein, are a sovereign issue for the Iraqi government.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (21 Jul 2008)

Kim Howells: The Government use private military and security companies to provide security for our diplomatic posts and for civilian officials in Iraq. As such, they play an important role in enabling us to achieve our objectives in Iraq. Although we have held initial discussions with the Government of Iraq on ways of securing a legal basis for activities by UK armed forces in Iraq following the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Kurds: Peace Negotiations (14 Jul 2008)

Kim Howells: We are in frequent contact with the Governments of Iraq, Armenia and Turkey and the Kurdistan regional government in Iraq and encourage them to strengthen their bilateral relationships and resolve any disputes they have through dialogue. We have no plans to convene or support a conference specifically for these countries.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Armed Conflict (26 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: The security situation in Iraq varies from province to province. The security situation in Iraq has improved significantly over the course of the second half of 2007 and 2008. In and around Baghdad, violence has reduced to levels not seen since 2005. There are a number of factors that have contributed towards the downturn in levels of violence across Iraq. The increased capacity and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Military Bases (26 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: The US and the Government of Iraq are currently discussing the legal basis for the presence of US military forces following the expiry of UN Security Council Resolution 1790 mandate at the end of 2008. These discussions are essentially a matter for the two countries concerned. We are following their progress closely, however, and are in discussion with coalition partners and the Government of...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Politics and Government (26 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: We encourage all communities in Iraq to engage with the political process and to turn their backs on violence. Political engagement by all sectors of Iraqi society will be crucial in achieving lasting progress on national reconciliation and we continue to support the Government of Iraq in efforts to achieve this goal. However, we remain concerned that part of Muqtada al-Sadr's 13 June...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Nuclear Power (25 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: .... Before the first was completed, the Iranian Revolution of 1979 overthrew the Shah and led to the creation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. For many years construction was halted. After the Iran/Iraq War, Russia agreed in 1995 to fit one of their VVER-1000 power reactors into the original reactor building. This reactor, Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant-1, is now nearing completion. The...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (17 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: The information is as follows: £ Country 2006-07 2007-08 Iraq 30,400,000 26,000,000 Afghanistan (1)19,600,000 — (1) For 2007. The information in the table covers contracts put in place by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London with private security companies and reflects the contract values concerned and not the actual spend. All of these...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (17 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: In Iraq, Control Risks have provided mobile security and GardaWorld static security since both contracts were re-tendered in early 2006. In Afghanistan, Armorgroup have provided both static and mobile security since the contract was re-tendered in late 2006. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ensures that all contracts are subject to a rigorous selection process so that we obtain best...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Diplomatic Service (4 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: The cost of the UK diplomatic presence in Iraq each year from 1998 to 2007 was as follows: £ million 1998 to 2001 (1)— 2001-2002 (2)<0.1 2002-2003 (2)0.4 2003-2004 5.5 2004-2005 (3)45.5 2005-2006 (3)54.7 2006-2007 (3)88.6 2007-2008 (3)49.7 (1) Data on costs prior to 2001 are not held in a format that would enable us to answer the question...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Politics and Government (2 Jun 2008)

Kim Howells: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has regular discussions with his US counterpart on the political situation in Iraq, covering a wide range of issues including how best to support the democratic Government of Iraq in their efforts to deliver security, political stability and economic growth for the Iraqi people.