Results 1-20 of 34 for iraq speaker:David Taylor

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — Armed Forces Veterans (21 Apr 2009)

David Taylor: ...Does the hon. Gentleman believe, as I do, that although we have made a fair amount of progress on areas such as housing and employment for veterans who have left the armed forces—he mentioned Iraq and Afghanistan—a good deal remains to be done on mental health support for those who have suffered post-traumatic stress disorder in those two conflicts especially? We—

Christians in Iraq (16 Dec 2008)

David Taylor: I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this long-awaited and long-delayed debate. Does he agree that the half of Christians who have left Iraq have done so because of persecution, the abuse of human rights and so on? Yet when they apply for asylum in countries such as our own, they are far too often classified as economic migrants. They would love to go back to the jobs that they had...

Written Answers — Treasury: Gallaher (13 May 2008)

David Taylor: ...judgement relating to Gallaher and TEL, he will review the four declarations made by Gallaher between 2004 and 2007 under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, relating to trading in Iraq, to assess whether enforcement action for which his Department is responsible should be taken.

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Medals (Armed Forces Personnel) (26 Feb 2008)

David Taylor: I congratulate my hon. Friend on obtaining the debate. I, too, was pleased to attend the launch of the campaign in November. He has said that the nation recognises the heroism of troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, which is certainly true. Can he come up with any rationale as to why the decision on this issue is taken not by the Minister—an excellent Minister, a first-rate...

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Medals (Armed Forces Personnel) (26 Feb 2008)

David Taylor: ...stress in recent times in relation to the military covenant and other factors? Indeed, about 12,500 non-commissioned officers and experienced officers have left the services since Britain invaded Iraq five years ago. Would not the morale of the forces be boosted by the decision to award such a medal?

Business of the House (22 Nov 2007) has video

David Taylor: Early-day motions 241 to 244 inclusive and 247 to 255 inclusive salute the bravery of Britain's military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and record with sadness those who have been killed in those conflicts. [ That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan and records with sorrow the deaths of Lance Corporal Jake Alderton of 36 Engineer Regiment, Major Alexis...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (18 Jun 2007)

David Taylor: Theatre-specific tactical awareness training sessions were supposed to be mandatory for forces imminently to be deployed in Iraq, but over the four years of this conflict, there have been exemptions. Will the Secretary of State tell us what those exemptions were and whether the decisions about them were taken at command level or ministerial level?

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

David Taylor: Will the Secretary of State tell the House what proportion of the amounts going to private security companies in Iraq are in respect of past or present advisers to, or members of, Bush Administration companies?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (24 Jul 2006)

David Taylor: Last week, Premier Koizumi from Japan completed the transfer of the last of the Japanese contingent of 600 ground self-defence forces who have been based in southern Iraq in the city of Samawa and the area around it, notionally charged with humanitarian and reconstruction objectives. Does the Secretary of State feel that our own forces will have to pick up that role and therefore become even...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (24 Jul 2006)

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in southern Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (15 Jun 2006)

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his oral answer of 22 May 2006, Official Report, column 1183, on Iraq, what the minimum standard is for body armour on land vehicles used by British troops in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq/Afghanistan (7 Jun 2006)

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his oral answer of 22 May 2006, Official Report, column 1183, on Iraq, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of composite fibreglass in protecting the occupants of Land Rovers used by the British military for patrol purposes in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (5 Jun 2006)

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the circumstances in which Private Adam Morris and Private Joseva Lewaicei died in Basra, Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (5 Jun 2006)

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his oral answer of 22 May 2006, Official Report, column 1183, on Iraq, what assessment he has made of the potential for partition of Iraq as a direction of travel to achieve permanent peace and stability should the present levels of violence continue or worsen into the long term.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (22 May 2006)

David Taylor: ...friends, the House will endorse the Leicester Mercury letter-writing campaign to boost the regiment's morale. Does the Secretary of State agree that a large majority in both the United Kingdom and Iraq want an early withdrawal of foreign troops? Does he think that partition is necessary to prevent the country from descending further into an anarchistic hell-hole?

Territorial Army Rebalancing (23 Mar 2006)

David Taylor: ...more that he can do, among the welcome list of initiatives that he announced today, to reduce the chances of that happening so that those people are not deterred from serving their country in Iraq and elsewhere, where I understand that they have carried 10 per cent. of the load in the past three years?

Written Answers — Defence: Defence Export Services Organisation (6 Mar 2006)

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many visits officials from the Defence Export Services Organisation have made to: (a) Pakistan, (b) India, (c) Indonesia, (d) Saudi Arabia and (e) Iraq since 18 March 2003; (2) how many visits officials from the Defence Export Services Organisation have made to (a) Nigeria, (b) Turkey and (c) Israel since 18 March 2003

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (Reservists) (23 Jan 2006)

David Taylor: The bravery, determination and tenacity of the reservists in Iraq is second to none and of course comparable with that of the regular forces, but from time to time coverage in the regional press suggests that morale is not all it could be among reservists who are deployed in Iraq. That is a major factor in terms of recruitment and retention. Can the Secretary of State say a little about that...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (14 Mar 2005)

Mr David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from the recently elected political representatives of Iraq concerning the role of the UK armed forces in training Iraqi security forces.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (27 Jan 2005)

Mr David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the estimates of Iraqi casualties contained in contact reports compiled by UK armed forces serving in Iraq since 20 March 2003.