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Business of the House (15 Oct 2009) has video

Andrew MacKay: Returning to the vexed issue of the training of TA soldiers going to Iraq, surely the Leader of the House is mistaken to say that the Prime Minister covered the matter adequately yesterday. He did not, by his own admission. May we therefore have an absolute guarantee that the Secretary of State will clear up this very serious matter properly at the Dispatch Box during this afternoon's debate?

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

Andrew MacKay: Will the Secretary of State let the House know his plans to airlift kit and equipment from Iraq to our troops in Afghanistan, particularly as with our troops leaving Iraq it would be extremely helpful to replace Snatch Land Rovers in the country so that we do not have any further problems there?

Business of the House (6 Nov 2008) has video

Andrew MacKay: ...on Monday, will the Leader of the House let us know on which day next week he will return to the House to apologise from the Dispatch Box for the slur that he cast on commanders in Afghanistan and Iraq, especially Major Morley?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 Nov 2008) has video

Andrew MacKay: ...that the House should send a clear message to our European partners that if European Union troops are needed, as I suspect they might be, they should come from nations that failed to deploy in Iraq and Afghanistan? That message should go out loud and clear this afternoon.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (28 Apr 2008)

Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future role of British forces in Iraq.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (9 Oct 2007)

Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (16 Jul 2007)

Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Iraq.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (20 Jun 2007)

Andrew MacKay: ...week, she said that the Chancellor was "really involved in the nitty gritty of how to phrase the argument, and it made a difference." Was that the role that the Chancellor played with respect to Iraq?

Business of the House (7 Jun 2007)

Andrew MacKay: ...that each of the candidates for the deputy leadership of his party can be here to vote for our motion which they have been supporting during the hustings, namely to have an inquiry into the war in Iraq? Their absence might be misconstrued by Members of his party who have to vote for a deputy leader.

Business of the House (17 May 2007)

Andrew MacKay: As, at last night's deputy leadership hustings, all six candidates, five of whom are senior Ministers, pledged an inquiry into the war in Iraq, is it not time next week for the Prime Minister to come to the Dispatch Box and tell us when that will happen?

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

Andrew MacKay: Does the Secretary of State now accept that the Iraqi army would be in much better shape, and the security situation in Iraq would be more stable, if we had not expelled all Ba'athists from the army—and will he accept that a very bad mistake was made, and lessons had not been learned from what happened in Germany in 1945?

Business of the House (25 Jan 2007)

Andrew MacKay: ...and is anxious to ensure that it is more relevant to the people of this country, does he not accept that it is absolutely essential that the Prime Minister soon attend a debate on the war in Iraq? To say that he does not normally take part in foreign affairs debates entirely misses the point. To say that he has spoken in 23 separate debates, when he has only done so twice a year, does not...

Royal Assent: Christmas Adjournment (19 Dec 2006)

Andrew MacKay: ...and go back home to be with our loved ones and families. That is very different from what will happen to a large number of young men and women serving in our armed forces, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan. I want to draw the House's attention to yesterday's inquest into the death of Sergeant Steve Roberts, at which the coroner, Andrew Walker, said: "To send soldiers into a combat...

Points of Order (11 Dec 2006)

Andrew MacKay: ...questions last Thursday, grave concern was expressed by many Members that there would not be a statement from the Prime Minister this week—preferably today—on the results of the Iraq study group's report. Have you had any indication that a Minister—preferably the Prime Minister—will come to the Dispatch Box this week to make a statement? If not, have you any...

Business of the House (7 Dec 2006)

Andrew MacKay: ...of the House will accept that he has a great responsibility to ensure that this House is relevant to the people whom we represent. Will he pause and reflect that people out there realise that the Iraq study group report is immensely important? They are pleased that our Prime Minister is visiting President Bush in Washington today, and they are aware that he is returning tomorrow. They...

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 2006)

Andrew MacKay: The Foreign Secretary will have noted that the Speaker has imposed a 10-minute limit on Back-Benches speeches today. That is because there is huge interest in the issues of Iraq and Afghanistan. Our troops are risking their lives there hourly and daily. May I have an assurance from the Foreign Secretary that there will be further specific debates on the Floor of the House, not in Westminster...

Business of the House (12 Oct 2006)

Andrew MacKay: ...or a partner of somebody serving a prison sentence to be eligible for council tax benefit, if a spouse or a partner of somebody who is serving their country in a war zone such as Afghanistan, Iraq or the Balkans is not? If he agrees that that is wrong, will he arrange for a Minister to make an urgent statement in the House next week?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (12 Dec 2005)

Andrew MacKay: If he will make a statement on the security situation in Iraq.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (12 Dec 2005)

Andrew MacKay: As Christmas approaches, will the Secretary of State convey to our troops in Iraq the heartfelt thanks of every Member and that our thoughts will be with them at what will inevitably be a difficult time? Would the Secretary of State care to comment on President Bush's recent remark that, sadly, the reconstruction process is going much slower than we wished because of the security...

Business of the House (13 Jan 2005)

Mr Andrew MacKay: How can the Leader of the House possibly justify the Foreign Secretary's not coming to the Dispatch Box in the very week when our American allies have closed down the Iraq survey group and admitted that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? Does not he realise that if many Members of this House, including me, had known then what we know now, we would not have voted to go to war?