Results 1-15 of 15 for iraq speaker:Mrs Helen Liddell
- Iraq (20 Jul 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: ...we acted? Would we have been in a position, militarily as well as politically and diplomatically, to counter it? How could we take the risk that we would find ourselves impotent? The war against Iraq was necessary. It was just. It was, indeed, arguably overdue. And, let us not forget, it was overwhelmingly successful—a judgment which subsequent difficulties do not change." That is...
- Iraq (20 Jul 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: ...clear and unambiguous in the responsibilities that it placed on Saddam Hussein. I wholeheartedly agree with the second part, however. I believe that those who oppose the action taken in relation to Iraq must answer for what the consequences would have been for the United Nations had we yet again allowed Saddam Hussein to prevaricate. The Prime Minister, with the Foreign Secretary, came...
- Iraq (20 Jul 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: ...to what my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) has said again and again. She said that those who say that containment was working are ignoring its consequences for the people of Iraq on the ground. It is on the collective conscience of this House that year after year, we turned a blind eye to what Saddam Hussein was doing. Now, we have a responsibility to move forward. We...
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (11 Mar 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make an assessment of the contribution of United Kingdom forces to the delivery of humanitarian aid in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (12 Feb 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make an assessment of the co-operation between UK forces in Iraq and the Civil Defence forces.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (21 Jan 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: ...1) if he will list the other national contingents under the command of 3 (UK) Division; (2) if he will list the countries involved in the Multinational Division (South-East) (MND(SE) in the South Iraq provinces of Basra, Maysen, Dhi Qar and Al Muthanna.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (14 Jan 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the roulement of UK forces in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (6 Jan 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the likely future levels of the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force presence in the Iraq theatre.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (5 Jan 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an update on United Kingdom operations in Iraq as part of Operation Telic.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (5 Jan 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the composition of United Kingdom land forces in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (5 Jan 2004)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the roles being undertaken by reservists in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (16 Dec 2003)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many reservists are in Iraq; and what plans he has to change this number.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (16 Dec 2003)
Mrs Helen Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Scottish regiments are in Iraq.
- Iraq (Reconstruction) (12 Nov 2003)
Mrs Helen Liddell: My right hon. Friend gave a welcome and balanced analysis of the situation, which I found greatly reassuring. People have inevitably concentrated on the public sector expertise available in Iraq, but there is considerable expertise in the private sector in the UK, not least among Iraqis who were exiled during Saddam Hussein's regime. What mechanisms exist to use that expertise? Is it...
- Iraq (Judicial Inquiry) (22 Oct 2003)
Mrs Helen Liddell: ...to play to the gallery from the point of view, if I may mix my metaphors, of the lowest common denominator. Whenever we consider the circumstances surrounding the background to our engagement in Iraq much is said about United States intelligence and about United Kingdom intelligence. What we must bear in mind, however, is that for 12 years, before resolution 1441, intelligence to most...