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Written Answers — Prime Minister: Iraq Conflict (18 Jun 2009)

Simon Hughes: To ask the Prime Minister what the terms of reference of the planned inquiry into the Iraq war will be; and if he will make a statement.

United Nations (10 Jun 2009)

Simon Hughes: ...Lankan Government argued to the Chinese and Russians that this was not an international matter and that it did not threaten international peace and security. I contrast that with the situation in Iraq some years ago when, owing to the threat—perceived or real—from weapons inside Iraq to other countries, it was argued that there was a threat to international peace and security....

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Overstretch (12 Jan 2009) has video

Simon Hughes: ...their immediate families, but with their colleagues who remain to do the job on behalf of our country. Given that there is an opportunity later this year, when our troops come home at last from Iraq, and given that we know that the evidence shows the effects of overstretch on families, divorces and post-traumatic stress disorder, what proposals does the Secretary of State have for taking...

Business of the House (20 Mar 2008) has video

Simon Hughes: Today is the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. A Bill is about to be presented by my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) calling for an inquiry into what happened in Iraq, and next week a debate using Opposition time will raise the need for such an inquiry. Will the Leader of the House talk to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Defence to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Attorney-General (13 Dec 2007) has video

Simon Hughes: ...case that such advice should be published automatically? The most obvious recent, public and famous example of that is the advice that the Government received about the legality of the invasion of Iraq.

Business of the House (26 Jul 2007) has video

Simon Hughes: ...of the flooding, because that will be the first opportunity to do so. On the Tuesday, rather than have a limited defence debate on procurement, we could have a more wide-ranging defence debate on Iraq and Afghanistan. The country would expect, if we have been out of this place for some weeks, that the troops serving abroad and what they are doing for us all should be the subject of...

Public Bill Committee: Legal Services Bill [Lords]: Clause 1 (12 Jun 2007)

Simon Hughes: ..., such as when the Law Officers, as the lawyers who advise the Government, argued that they should keep their advice confidential when they advise on issues such as whether it is legal to go to war in Iraq. It applies across the gamut. Under the amendment, people should not act where there is a conflict between two or more of the clients or between the authorised person, as defined in the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Legal Advice (Publication) (24 May 2007)

Simon Hughes: ...to Ministers, but will he accept that when Ministers come to Parliament and pray in aid that advice in support of a case that they are seeking to win—for example, to justify intervention in Iraq—that changes the game, which is an argument for opening up that advice? Will he accept that when the Constitutional Affairs Committee produces its report on Law Officers, we should...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (14 May 2007)

Simon Hughes: What recent assessment he has made of the role of UK armed forces in the security situation in Iraq.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (14 May 2007)

Simon Hughes: ...united in the conviction that so long as our troops are there, they must have the best equipment, will the Secretary of State tell us the current assessment of the timetable for the deployment into Iraq of the Mastiffs that were earmarked to go this summer? Will the anticipated reduction in the number of troops have any consequences for the number of Mastiffs to be put in theatre?

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Law Officers' Advice (8 Feb 2007)

Simon Hughes: ...confidential, and advice that gives the Government a justification for coming to Parliament to argue a case on the basis of that advice, as was the case when the decision was taken on war in Iraq? There must an argument for knowing the advice if the Government come to Parliament and say that they have been given advice that justifies what they are trying to persuade Parliament to do.

Opposition Day — [5th allotted day]: Al-Yamamah Arms Agreement (7 Feb 2007)

Simon Hughes: ...in Law Officers, whoever they may be personally. There is the question of how we restore a reputation that, in the international community, has been spoilt by an illegal decision to go to war in Iraq nearly four years ago, following advice from Law Officers, which was not disclosed, and which involved some distortion of intelligence and a dossier that said one thing, but had no evidence to...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 4 — Conditions to be satisfied (25 Jan 2007)

Simon Hughes: ...that again in a moment, but if he wants to add further examples, the burden of explaining his reasoning lies with him. The essence of yesterday's debate on foreign policy and defence in respect of Iraq was about how we establish the rule of law and democracy in other countries, and about our obligation to those countries in which Britain has had an interest historically. There was no vote...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (19 Jan 2007)

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the UK Government are taking to prevent the persecution of Mandaeans in Iraq.

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Honours (11 Jan 2007)

Simon Hughes: ...of the House of Lords appointed by the Labour party, on peers and honours will be highly controversial, and that it would follow two other highly controversial decisions—namely, his advice on Iraq, which appears to have changed, and his advice and decision on the al-Yamamah contract between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia—is it not time for an honest and open debate about a change...

Electoral Administration Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Clause 2 — Use of CORE information (13 Jun 2006)

Simon Hughes: ...been said by the hon. Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Soames) and others. Like them, I have many constituents who have served abroad. One of my staff has just come back from serving with the Marines in Iraq, and colleagues of mine have family members who have served all over the world. The reality is that, of all people who have an entitlement to vote and who should have the opportunity to do...

Electoral Administration Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Clause 2 — Use of CORE information (13 Jun 2006)

Simon Hughes: ...for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Soames)? Will we be able to see, year by year, the percentage of people registered in each of the three services, and be able to tell whether those serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Cyprus and elsewhere are also registering in sufficiently high numbers? Unless we have that information, we will not be able to ensure that those who are the most unlikely to do it have the...

Fatal Shootings (Iraq) (27 Apr 2006)

Simon Hughes: ...what they thought they were duty bound to do—to support their colleagues—should be prosecuted in the criminal courts. They will be hugely relieved, as will their colleagues serving in Iraq and elsewhere. We pay tribute to the work that they do, usually without fear for themselves, and their willingness to take risks. In the light of this experience, the Armed Forces Bill and...

Orders of the Day — Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: New Clause 1 — Over-staying Leave Pending Appeal (16 Nov 2005)

Simon Hughes: ...and then leaving or because they can think of nowhere better in the world to come to. I am dealing with several cases at the moment, and I alluded earlier to some of the countries involved, such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Another that comes to mind is Liberia—often, the African countries involved have a very poor recent history. Other people come here as students from perfectly...

Orders of the Day — Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: New Clause 1 — Over-staying Leave Pending Appeal (16 Nov 2005)

Simon Hughes: ...else today, I hope that Ministers will respond positively to what the hon. Gentleman says. People come here on their own—often without any family to leave behind—from Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone and central Africa, which has suffered from civil war. They do not have anyone else in the world, but they do brilliantly here—they gain a place at university or college and...