Results 1-20 of 22 for iraq speaker:John Smith

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (18 Feb 2008)

John Smith: ...report on health surveillance research on personnel deployed on Operation Herrick and Operation Telic will be made; and whether the research will continue until the end of all troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bill Presented: Armed Forces Personnel (10 Jan 2008) has video

John Smith: ...privilege of representing the special forces support unit at MOD St. Athan, and I am fortunate enough to receive frequent updates on the activities of our brave men and women on the front line in Iraq and Afghanistan. Much more time should be spent exposing what our soldiers are doing every day of the week—the sheer courage and bravery of the men and women on the front line. Far from...

Points of Order: Defence in the World (1 Feb 2007)

John Smith: ...pose a tactical regional threat. The traditional dangers are always out there. Clearly, the biggest threat we face—this is why we are fighting on two fronts, with two sustained conflicts, in Iraq and Afghanistan—is the direct strategic threat to this country from international terrorism. We have no option but to tackle that problem at source. Again, the hon. Gentleman was right...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (26 Jun 2006)

John Smith: Is my right hon. Friend satisfied that enough is being done to secure the border with Iran, and to prevent Iranian influence in southern Iraq and Basra? I am thinking particularly of the transport of improvised explosive devices which are being used against Snatch vehicles.

Defence Procurement (4 Nov 2004)

Mr John Smith: ...Gentleman agree that the overall judgment of the NAO report was that the operation was a logistical success and that we deployed into theatre in half the time that it took 10 years ago in the first Iraq war?

War against Terrorism (20 May 2004)

Mr John Smith: I share the right hon. Gentleman's views about the need to deal with the security situation in Iraq. However, does he recognise that such barbarity existed in that country prior to the intervention of the coalition forces?

Defence Policy (25 Mar 2004)

Mr John Smith: .... These are highly skilled workers, vital to support our front line—and I repeat that the NAO identified no faults whatever in the logistical support for our fixed-wing aircraft in Operation Telic in Iraq. About 360 of those jobs are to be lost as efficiency savings—that was the explanation given. The work force and I accept that some efficiency savings have to be made, but we...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran (2 Mar 2004)

Mr John Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to prevent the flow of Shia Muslims from Iran into Southern Iraq.

National Audit Office Report on Operation Telic (13 Jan 2004)

Mr John Smith: ...had to deploy them at very short notice in a scenario that was not anticipated. It was originally planned that the British support role was to be based, with our allies, the Americans, in northern Iraq and southern Turkey; but, at incredibly short notice, we had to reconfigure all our forces to Kuwait and to approaches from the south. That would have presented an enormous logistical...

National Audit Office Report on Operation Telic (13 Jan 2004)

Mr John Smith: ...maintenance, but they remain integral parts of the MOD. Those agencies are able to deliver for the military in the sort of unexpected circumstances that were encountered in the military action in Iraq. It is impossible to predict exactly what is going to happen, but the necessary supplies must be made available. It has been stated that personnel had to fly back to Britain to make sure that...

Written Answers — Minister for Women: Iraq (6 Nov 2003)

Mr John Smith: To ask the Minister for Women what steps she is taking to ensure that Iraqi women play a part in the leadership of Iraq.

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr John Smith: ...that an increased defence budget can be a force for good throughout the world. Investment in the right sort of military equipment will reduce the loss of life in the world. We saw that clearly in Iraq. The doom-and-gloom mongers talked about hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians dying as a result of the conflict, but that did not happen. One of the most important reasons why it did...

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr John Smith: ...the imperatives of the commercial sector against the need to prevent monopoly, to provide benchmarking for prices in the industry and a surge capacity in moments of crisis and conflict, such as in Iraq recently. I am confident that if he applies his own policy to the agency that he created so few years ago, the future of DARA, especially in my constituency—and the construction of the...

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr John Smith: Does my right hon. Friend agree that that point was proven during the recent Iraq conflict when we were able to deploy a larger British force in half the time that it took 10 years ago?

Defence in the United Kingdom (11 Sep 2003)

Mr John Smith: ...when it comes to the performance of the British military—especially given the insecure environment throughout the world, in Sierra Leone, East Timor, Afghanistan, the Balkans and, currently, Iraq. I pay tribute to the tremendous, magnificent operation carried out by British troops in the war in Iraq, in extremely adverse circumstances. I believe that there was a clear case for...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Gulf (8 Sep 2003)

Mr John Smith: May I endorse my right hon. Friend's comments about the success of logistic support in Iraq? I refer particularly to the many examples of British logistic support for our United States allies, especially in southern Iraq, and the Royal Air Force's support for the US air force. Will my right hon. Friend also acknowledge the invaluable role of third-line reinforcements and the surge capacity...

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Iraq (7 May 2003)

Mr John Smith: Is my right hon. Friend aware of the number of Iraqi reconstruction groups being set up in Britain, primarily by Iraqi exiles in this country? Is her Department in a position to help those organisations in any way? Does my right hon. Friend know when telecommunications with Iraq will be re-established, so that those groups will be able to contact their families and others, and help in the...

Iraq (Military Operations) (7 Apr 2003)

Mr John Smith: ...the highly respected and reasoned voice of British services in the Gulf? Finally, on a technical point, will he confirm that it is now possible to send 2 kg packages to British service personnel in Iraq by BFPO and free of charge?

Deferred Division (12 Mar 2003)

Mr John Smith: ...to commercialise ours. We have not privatised it; that was on the Tory agenda, and it would have been a disaster. The industry has to remain under the umbrella of the defence services, as the situation in Iraq illustrates. It has to have a surge capacity—which many private businesses do not—so that it can meet the needs of our front-line forces and pilots on demand. This was...

Defence in the World (22 Jan 2003)

Mr John Smith: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate. As we do not have much time, I shall raise only a couple of points that the Government should consider. Obviously, Iraq is the main focus of our attention, but the debate is about defence in the world. I share the views of the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) to the extent that I, too, am not certain that the Government...