Results 1-20 of 61 for iraq speaker:Joan Ruddock
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: United Nations (8 Mar 2007)
Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account she has taken of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 in formulating UK foreign policy in Iraq.
- Written Answers — International Development: Iraqi Refugees (25 Jan 2007)
Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance is being given by his Department to the refugees from Iraq who have crossed Iraqi borders into neighbouring countries.
- Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)
Joan Ruddock: Like many of my hon. Friends, I have had Iraqi friends all my adult life, and I always opposed Saddam Hussein. However, I could not translate support for my friends into support for the war, and they did not seek to persuade me to do so. I have not spoken about Iraq in the House since I voted against the invasion, because I continue to be angry about the original decision and I am sickened by...
- Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)
Joan Ruddock: I thank my hon. Friend for that point. As I am sure he knows, the one is legal and the other is entirely illegal. As I say, our huge endeavours have been undermined by our invasion of Iraq. Most importantly, the invasion has rendered us a far less effective interlocutor in the now possibly fatally flawed middle east peace process. I am not a fundamentalist, and I do not oppose all military...
- Orders of the Day: Communities and Local Government/Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20 Nov 2006)
Joan Ruddock: ...unaccounted for. The oppression of a whole people, however, is disproportionate and cannot be sustained. The Prime Minister is right in seeking to engage Syria and Iran in tackling the problems of Iraq and recognising that returning to the road map and the two-state solution for Palestine is crucial to any wider settlement. The Palestinians, as I know from more than one trip and many...
- Orders of the Day: Adjournment (Summer Recess) (25 Jul 2006)
Joan Ruddock: ...the WTO talks. We have failed to make the special relationship work for us. It might not matter so much if we had not paid such a high price in supporting the United States military action in Iraq. In doing that, we began the separation from the world community that has become so stark in recent days. Let me be clear. I am no pacifist and I had no problems with military action in...
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (8 Mar 2005)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many women have been elected to local government in Iraq; and what percentage of total elected representatives this represents.
- Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (24 Feb 2005)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support the UK has given to democracy-building in Iraq; what the cost of that support has been; and what proportion of the budget was allocated to support for women.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (21 Dec 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the size of the adult population of Iraq; and how many (a) men and (b) women have registered for the forthcoming elections.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (3 Nov 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how the (a) elections and (b) political parties in Iraq will be organised to meet the constitutional requirement for 25 per cent. of seats to be held by women.
- UK Forces (Iraq) (18 Oct 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: ...accept that there is a clear perception—among those, such as me, who opposed the war and those who supported it—that British troops have been more intelligently and sensitively led in Iraq than the US forces? At a time when two thirds of Iraqi civilians who are killed die at the hands of the coalition, is not this the time to review the conduct of the war rather than to place...
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (16 Sep 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the process by which voters will be registered for the parliamentary elections in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (16 Sep 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many voters are registered in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (16 Sep 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which body will be in charge of the voter registration process in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (14 Sep 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the political parties registered for elections in Iraq; and if he will break them down by (a) religious and (b) ethnic affiliations.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (14 Sep 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department is giving to the preparation of women candidates for parliamentary elections in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (9 Sep 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what voting system will be used for the parliamentary elections in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Civic Education (7 Jul 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: ...State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what information he has about civic education programmes under way and planned to encourage women to participate in future democratic elections in Iraq; and whether his Department is (a) funding and (b) planning to fund such programmes; (2) what programmes are being developed by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq to promote...
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (5 Jul 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what use will be made of the media in Iraq to promote free and fair elections in Iraq; and whether special attention will be given to the participation of women in the election as (a) voters and (b) candidates.
- NATO Summit/Special EU Council (30 Jun 2004)
Ms Joan Ruddock: ..., not only for September? Will my right hon. Friend use his best endeavours to ensure that all Departments of the UK Government pay specific attention to the needs of women in both Afghanistan and Iraq in the preparation for democratic elections?