Results 1-16 of 16 for iraq speaker:Ian Pearson

Written Answers — Treasury: Debts (2 Jun 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...countries initiative. The Government will write off their debts as they progress through the initiative and will not seek payment before then. Country Debt to UK (£ million) Sudan 624 Iraq 283 Serbia 215 Zimbabwe 192 Cuba 141 Egypt 126 Republic of Congo 118 Democratic Republic of Congo 88 Somalia 51

Written Answers — Treasury: Departmental Pay (17 Nov 2008)

Ian Pearson: HM Treasury do not have any staff working in (a) Iraq or (b) Afghanistan.

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Green Taxes (16 Oct 2006)

Ian Pearson: ...the Government's commitment to tackling climate change by how much the Government spend in this area. Adding up a few DEFRA budget lines and comparing that with the amount spent on Trident or the Iraq war may produce a news story, but it gives a false picture of what is being done by Government to tackle climate change across a range of different policy instruments. I shall focus on four...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Iraq (22 Mar 2006)

Ian Pearson: The Department does not hold a comprehensive list of all the companies that it has helped secure business in Iraq. However, I will send to the hon. Member a list of UK companies that are known to us to be operating in Iraq and which have given us permission to pass on their names. Many others have asked us not to pass on this information because of commercial confidentiality or security...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (26 Jan 2006)

Ian Pearson: The issue of future US military bases in Iraq is a matter for the US Government and the Government of Iraq. The UK remains in close touch with the US Government about a range of issues in Iraq, including military planning and basing issues.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (26 Jan 2006)

Ian Pearson: Iraq sells its oil on the world market and the revenue gained is subject to fluctuations according to the world market price. The dollar average revenue per barrel of oil for 2005 was US$ 46.89. In 2005, Iraqi revenue from oil sales was US$ 23.5 billion. The latest estimate from the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office in Baghdad for the amount of gas flared is 770 million standard cubic...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (24 Jan 2006)

Ian Pearson: Mr. Al Jedda is detained in Iraq pursuant to UN Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004) and 1637 (2005) and Iraqi legislation, which authorise the Multi-National Force in Iraq to detain persons where this is necessary for imperative reasons of security. He is not currently facing any criminal charges. Mr. Al Jedda travelled voluntarily to Iraq and the UK Government are under no obligation to...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Opposition Spokespersons (Formal Visits) (7 Dec 2005)

Ian Pearson: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) funded the visit of the official Opposition Shadow Minister for Defence, the hon. Member for Blaby (Mr. Robathan), to Iraq in 2005. In 2004 two official Opposition Whips, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle and the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds, participated in an FCO funded cross-party visit to the United Nations in New York. Records show...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (5 Dec 2005)

Ian Pearson: ...Committee reviewed the assessments made of available intelligence in the report to which my hon. Friend refers. Following this, and exceptionally, all relevant intelligence material relating to Iraq's alleged attempts to procure Uranium from Niger was made available to Lord Butler when conducting his 2004 Review.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (5 Dec 2005)

Ian Pearson: ...Their last meeting was in October 2003, when he visited the United Kingdom as Prime Minister. They discussed relations between the two countries and shared concerns on international issues such as Iraq and terrorism.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Private Military Companies (2 Dec 2005)

Ian Pearson: ...for military purposes but it does employ two companies for security purposes: ArmorGroup and Control Risks Group who provide mobile security for our staff and static guarding for our compounds in Iraq, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. Control Risks Group also has a contract to provide a guard force for our missions at Cairo, Moscow, Beijing and Hong Kong.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (17 Nov 2005)

Ian Pearson: I assume my hon. Friend is referring to imports by Iraq of anthrax from the United States. There was widespread media coverage in 1991 of the findings of the United Nations Special Commission's (UNSCOM) first inspection of Iraq's biological weapons capability. A number of pathogens were handed over to UNSCOM inspectors which had been sourced from the American type culture collection. These...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq/Afghanistan (Human Rights) (28 Jun 2005)

Ian Pearson: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Report on Human Rights 2005 is currently being edited and is due for publication as a Command Paper next month. It contains sections on Iraq and Afghanistan, including human rights, security forces and allegations of abuse.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (16 Jun 2005)

Ian Pearson: ...be aware of the extensive efforts that the Government are making in Africa and in many countries elsewhere to provide support for the fight against HIV/AIDS. My hon. Friend also raised the issue of Iraq. It is heartening that the new chair of the British group of the IPU is the Prime Minister's special envoy to Iraq, my right hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd). Who better...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Sudan (6 Jun 2005)

Ian Pearson: ...they enjoy through inflated numbers of beneficiaries. We have received no reports of particular targeting of refugees from Darfur in other third countries. Sudanese migrants have long resided in Iraq and in other Gulf states. Sudanese nationals in Iraq are facing the same challenges and insecurity in Iraq as other nationalities. We understand that a section of the Sudanese nationals living...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Iraq (8 May 2003)

Mr Ian Pearson: British Trade International (BTI) are taking the lead on this issue and are managing a database of companies interested in bidding for reconstruction work in Iraq. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, through Invest Northern Ireland is in regular contact with the Iraq desk at BTI and as a consequence prepared information for circulation to client companies in late March....