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Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video

Michael Jack: ...the use of commercial airliners as a weapon of war by those who attacked the US on 9/11 would fundamentally change what was done militarily over the previous decade, as witnessed by the invasion of Iraq and the current expedition in Afghanistan? Many have sought to justify why it was right for us to participate in both those theatres and I accept the logic of what is put before us, but I...

Topical Debate: Defence Procurement (19 Jun 2008) has video

Michael Jack: I should like to associate my comments with those of other right hon. and hon. Members about the brave members of our armed forces who have sacrificed their lives in operational theatres such as Iraq and Afghanistan. That was brought home to me only too graphically when an officer whom I got to know completed his tour of duty in Iraq and within a few months was having to tell his family that...

Point of Order: Defence Procurement (9 Oct 2007)

Michael Jack: ...threats that face us and, therefore, what we should procure to deal with them was brought home to me when I spoke recently to officers from 2nd Battalion the Rifles. They had recently returned from Iraq, and they told me that what had struck them was the paucity of the basics. For example, when those officers left Iraq, the tourniquets used by soldiers to treat field injuries had to be...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Zimbabwe (1 Mar 2005)

Mr Michael Jack: ...law has been proposed to attack civil society, in contravention of agreements at African level that civil society is important to democratic elections. Given the resources that were mobilised in Iraq to ensure that the democratic voice of the people was heard, what similar forces will be deployed to ensure that all those in Zimbabwe have their say in their general election?

Defence Procurement (23 Oct 2003)

Mr Michael Jack: ...it in the second world war; its growing strategic importance in subsequent conflicts, as we have heard; and now the precision use of aerospace weapons as demonstrated in the most recent conflict in Iraq. No one can doubt that we should ensure that our defence forces have the best equipment because the best in the air matters a great deal. It is also interesting to reflect that articles are...

Finance Bill (6 May 2003)

Mr Michael Jack: ...manage to sustain the competitive advantage. I should have liked the Bill to create a special credit to encourage UK companies that want to invest in the most difficult parts of the world, such as Iraq and the poorest 50 nations. We have a tax credit for research and development because we want to encourage that. Can we not consider the same mechanism to encourage British overseas...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (10 Apr 2003)

Mr Michael Jack: ...could share in gains if they were able to bring new companies and businesses into their area, and I look forward to seeing more details of that proposal. I am sorry that, as we are thinking of Iraq, the Chancellor did not take up an idea about which I have written to the Treasury, which is to give some form of encouragement—perhaps through a mechanism similar to the research and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (9 Apr 2003)

Mr Michael Jack: May I associate myself with the Prime Minister's words about those who have fallen in battle in Iraq? May I ask the Prime Minister, however, whether he is aware of another battle—the battle to save Britain's pharmacies in the light of the Office of Fair Trading report? Will he assure me that his Government will not introduce any policies that would fundamentally threaten the future of...

Points of Order (8 Apr 2003)

Mr Michael Jack: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Secretary of State for Defence has regularly visited the House to advise Members on the progress of the conflict with Iraq. However, each passing day reveals humanitarian issues of a growing size and number, and I wonder whether you have had any indication that the Secretary of State for International Development will be making a statement to the House,...

Iraq (18 Mar 2003)

Mr Michael Jack: ...focus for a second or two on what comes next. It is vital—I say this to those on the Front Bench—that if military action is now embarked upon, as seems likely, we should ensure that the Iraqis are left in no doubt about what they can expect. If we are looking for help and acquiescence from the Iraqis, if we are trying to persuade their military that there might be a better life...

Adjournment (Easter and Monday 2nd May) (25 Mar 1988)

Mr Michael Jack: No one could fail to be moved by the humane way in which the hon. Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) discussed the tragic circumstances arising from the awful conflict of the Iran-Iraq war. I congratulate him on drawing the attention of the House to some of the details which, sad to say, have been emerging in our press and other media. I, too, wish to raise a moving matter concerning...