Results 1-10 of 10 for iraq speaker:John Robertson

Orders of the Day: Energy Bill (22 Jan 2008) has video

John Robertson: ...nuclear when we could get gas in fairly cheaply. I remind the hon. Gentleman of what has happened in relation to oil and gas. Twenty years ago, would we have forecast the oil problems with Iran and Iraq? Would we have forecast the ongoing cuts to oil production in Nigeria? Would we have realised that the Russians would be suppliers of gas and that they would cut off the gas to their...

Bill Presented: Armed Forces Personnel (6 Jul 2006)

John Robertson: ...who has obviously looked at his portfolio and who conducts himself in a proper manner to defend not only this House but the party that he represents. His conduct in mentioning our armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan was exemplary. It is a pleasure to follow him. I would like to start by talking about our veterans, following the remarks made by my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Mr....

Bill Presented: Armed Forces Personnel (6 Jul 2006)

John Robertson: ...and Renfrewshire, North (Jim Sheridan). The yard is desperate for orders, and some of the smaller ships covered by the MARS project would be ideal for it. We must ensure that Afghanistan and Iraq have security forces who are equipped and trained for the job in hand. Will my right hon. Friend the Minister give me an update on what is happening with the training of security forces in Iraq...

Defence Procurement (16 Jun 2004)

Mr John Robertson: ...right to emphasise the need for broad-based capabilities. In recent weeks, concern has been expressed about the resources that are available for procurement. It has been reported that the war in Iraq led to the Ministry of Defence's having to borrow £500 million from procurement budget funds to cover short-term costs and that that sum was due to be paid out on the Eurofighter...

Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill (22 Jan 2004)

Mr John Robertson: ...small thing that we could do that would not cost the country a lot of money is to exempt them from tax while they are fighting for their country. It is not fair that they should have to pay tax in Iraq, particularly as soldiers in the larger army to the north were receiving tax exemptions. Such provisions may not sit happily in the Bill, but they are a form of compensation. I have raised...

Adjournment (Summer) (17 Jul 2003)

Mr John Robertson: ...to be able to participate in the debate. I, like my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Geraldine Smith), wish to put several points on the record. I shall go straight to the Iraq war. Many of my constituents cannot understand why I have not spoken in any of the debates on the subject, so I now take my chance to do so. When I voted against the Government last March, I did...

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (15 May 2003)

Mr John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance her Department plans to give to combat (a) diarrhoea, (b) gastro-enteritis and (c) dehydration among young children in Iraq.

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (15 May 2003)

Mr John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance her Department intends to give to combat cholera in southern Iraq; and what assessment she has made of the scale of the cholera outbreak in southern Iraq.

Defence Industry (Scotland) (7 May 2003)

Mr John Robertson: .... Friend said that we should not stand by and say that the ships we have now will be sufficient for the Navy for evermore. We must look to future sales. Most of the early attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq came from ships: rockets were fired from ships, planes were launched from ships, and troops were initially landed from ships. Britain does not have that kind of naval force at present. I...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (5 Feb 2003)

Mr John Robertson: ...is of paramount importance to the peace process in the middle east? Does he also agree that if George Bush put as much effort into an Israeli-Palestinian agreement as he has into promoting a war in Iraq, the whole country would be a lot better off?