Results 1-20 of 39 for iraq speaker:Chris Bryant

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Passports: Embassies (5 Nov 2009)

Chris Bryant: ... Guatemala 26 0 6 7 0 Guyana 1 0 6 1 2 Hungary 83 57 50 21 12 Iceland 3 0 3 5 1 India 30 47 51 51 37 Indonesia 10 2 9 10 0 Iran 0 0 16 3 0 Iraq 28 17 22 0 23 Ireland 2 0 1 1 1 Israel 15 13 20 13 1 Italy 380 331 492 449 331 Jamaica 110 85 37 43 27 Japan 2 5 2 3 6 Jerusalem 9 9 11 12...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Iran (2 Nov 2009)

Chris Bryant: ...is calm and that there have been no incidents of further violence since July's events. Officials from our embassy in Baghdad visited Camp Ashraf on 26 September 2009. They confirmed that the Iraqi police and security forces are still maintaining a presence in the camp and are co-operating peacefully with the residents. The 36 residents detained on 28 July 2009 have been returned to the...

[Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — UK Relations with Russia (14 Oct 2009)

Chris Bryant: ...it would be possible to visit Chechnya. I will look into that matter, but it is obviously difficult. She is a very brave woman, as we all know—we certainly know it in south Wales. She visited Iraq when it was very difficult for anybody to do so. She has played an important long-term role in human rights issues. We continue to raise such issues through the EU's dialogue with Russia....

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Security (12 Oct 2009)

Chris Bryant: The total values of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's contracts with private security companies in Iraq and Afghanistan in each of the last three years are as follows. We do not contract with private military companies. Iraq £ million 2006-07 31.1 2007-08 30.8 2008-09 27.9 Afghanistan £ million 2006-07 15.3 2007-08 20.9 2008-09 22.2...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (9 Sep 2009)

Chris Bryant: British consular staff continue to provide assistance to the British nationals involved following a recent incident in Iraq where one British national was killed. The Iraqi authorities are investigating and we remain in close contact with all parties concerned. The British nationals involved in the incident mentioned above were not working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). When...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Human Rights (9 Sep 2009)

Chris Bryant: Our ambassador in Iraq has written to the Iraqi authorities to ask for a review into the recent events at the camp. Officials from our embassy in Baghdad are continuing to follow developments, and will shortly undertake a further visit to the camp. Our view remains that the residents of Camp Ashraf are not entitled to 'protected persons' status as the Fourth Geneva Convention ceased to apply...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (20 Jul 2009)

Chris Bryant: ...in the years from 2003 (contracts for the supply of goods such as office equipment are not included): Chatham House Communicaid Economic and Social Research Council Factiva Henry L. Stimson centre Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies Linguarama Rainbow Royal African Society World Language Consultants The following organisations or bodies were awarded contracts for services (contracts for...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Manpower (9 Jul 2009)

Chris Bryant: Since 2004, 58 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff have studied Modern Standard Arabic and one Sorani Kurdish before being deployed in Iraq. Currently there are eight staff studying Modern Standard Arabic who are due to be deployed to Iraq later this year or next. Since 2004, 323 FCO civil servants have been deployed to Iraq. There are currently 35 staff there. We only started to hold...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: British Council: Meetings (7 Jul 2009)

Chris Bryant: ...overseas. In the last 12 months, he has met British Council representatives on 10 occasions in the UK and on 11 occasions when travelling overseas, which included meetings in Kosovo, India, Iraq, Greece, Turkey and Pakistan.

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Chris Bryant: ..., and sometimes he is wrong. I think that there must be a creative engagement between the two. The Foreign Secretary has admitted readily that one thing that the coalition did not get right in Iraq was the process of ensuring that a proper reconstruction plan was in place and ready to start swiftly. Often, of course, that would have to be introduced by the armed forces rather than others....

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Chris Bryant: ...relationship across the European Union with Russia can only be to our benefit. We would like the EU to play a slightly different and enhanced role in relation to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq in particular. We have seen that to some degree in the past year, but because Governments across Europe change their complexion on a fairly regular basis, sometimes there is not perfect continuity of...

Business of the House: Whitsun Adjournment (21 May 2009) has video

Chris Bryant: ...ballots, because it is important that our voters know how we do our business and how we voted. I note that recently, when the Spanish Parliament had to decide whether Spain should join the war in Iraq, it had a secret ballot. If this House had gone down that route, I think that our voters would have been very angry with us.

Royal Assent: Christmas Adjournment (18 Dec 2008) has video

Chris Bryant: .... Friend the Member for Warley—has told me that I am not to agree with him. The hon. Member for Chesterfield (Paul Holmes) referred in similar tones to what his leader said earlier today on Iraq. I disagree with him, and I hope he will understand that hon. Members can honourably disagree with one another. My hon. Friend the Member for Falkirk (Mr. Joyce) made a very important...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Armed Forces (3 Dec 2007) has video

Chris Bryant: ...of the 1st and 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh—a proper welcome is given to them in Wales? Should we not pay tribute to their work and, in this particular case, pay tribute to those who died in Iraq, including Private Craig Barber, Lance Corporal Ryan Francis and Corporal Paul Joszko?

[Mr. Christopher Chope in the Chair] — Human Rights (11 Oct 2007)

Chris Bryant: ..., just as it executes people for committing adultery. The Government should examine the issue again. I also believe that it is wrong for the Government to refuse asylum to people from Iran, Iraq or other countries where they face repression, and violent repression at that, because of their sexuality. We should say to such people that if they face repression or violence, they have the...

Bill Presented: House of Lords Reform (6 Mar 2007)

Chris Bryant: ...to British people talk about democracy today, would be bewildered and saddened. They would ask why we are so jaded about democracy. What is wrong that we are able to insist on democracy in Iran, Iraq or elsewhere in the world, but are not prepared to stand by it in this country? Have we been voting for too long? Do we take it for granted? Reform of the House of Lords is part of a steady...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Iraq (12 Dec 2006)

Chris Bryant: Given the horrific situation in some parts of Iraq, is it not vital that we send out a clear message that we will not suddenly give up on the people of Iraq? In the light of that, is it not important not only to provide training in Iraq for Iraqi forces now, but to make a long-term British commitment to train a large number of Iraqi officers in the UK at Sandhurst or at Shrivenham, alongside...

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half-Day] — Iraq (31 Oct 2006)

Chris Bryant: ...the people of Wales will be looking at the debate with interest. However, many service families will want to know his view not about the beginnings of the war and whether troops should have gone to Iraq in the first place, but about whether they should remain there now. Is it his position that they should leave immediately?