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Iraq (17 May 2004)

Mrs Barbara Roche: .... I hardly ever use it because to use it in a loose way defiles the memory of those who died. For me, the Saddam's regime was horrific. I also represent a constituency with an enormous number of Iraqis, including many Iraqi Kurds. My hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd), with her great experience of the situation in Iraq, spoke so well of their plight. The husband of one of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Immigration and Asylum (8 Jan 2001)

Mrs Barbara Roche: .... As the provisions come into force, she will see an improvement in the general position. By looking closely at the figures, one sees that applications from the most difficult countries, such as Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, have increased, as has happened in the rest of Europe. However, applications from countries in respect of which many unfounded applications were previously...

Orders of the Day — Right to Know Bill (19 Feb 1993)

Mrs Barbara Roche: ...public debate about whether we should have armed Saddam Hussein would have been possible and appropriate. Geoffrey Robertson QC commented: These pros and cons of defence-related trade with Iraq should have been argued out in Parliament, in editorials, in pubs and clubs and common rooms … a Government which refuses to share this dilemma with the public, and which is advised to solve...

Orders of the Day — Right to Know Bill (19 Feb 1993)

Mrs Barbara Roche: ...extremely difficult for the men and women of our armed forces when they had to take part in the Gulf war. The fact that there was that secrecy and what was clearly happening was an arms trade with Iraq meant that there was no public debate whatever on the issue and it led to the consequences that resulted. If we follow the path of the hon. Member for Shoreham (Mr. Stephen), how far would...