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

Mark Field: Will my hon. Friend elaborate on his point about realistic time scales? All too often, there is a risk that the time scales for our military involvement, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, are driven by political expediency. What education should we be giving the public at large about precisely what we have to do in the years ahead?

Licensing Act (23 Jun 2004)

Mr Mark Field: ...of a long-term policy. I ask the Minister: what sort of inner cities should we aspire to in 20 or 30 years? The short-termism of the Government which causes them such difficulty in their policies on Iraq and the European Union is equally evident in licensing. I genuinely believe that, in its heart, the Home Office knows that the policy is a disaster waiting to happen, yet the DCMS blindly...

Hyde Park (25 May 2004)

Mr Mark Field: ..., Media and Sport, as they do now, or fall under an increasingly power-crazed mayor, excited by the prospect of one rock band after another and their multitude of fans appearing in Hyde park. During the Iraq war, we also saw weekly demonstrations in central London, a number of which decanted into the Hyde park area. There is also the spectre of the park being used as the starting point or...

London (21 Apr 2004)

Mr Mark Field: ...is massively short of such a capability and heavily reliant on Territorial Army reservists. And where is the main London TA regiment today? Many of those brave reservists find themselves on duty in Iraq, doing incredibly worthwhile work in Basra—probably during the past 24 hours, given the horrendous events that have taken place. Nevertheless, they leave an enormous gap in London's...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (18 Mar 2004)

Mr Mark Field: ...short of what is required and heavily reliant on Territorial Army reservists. As far as London is concerned, the great problem with the TA is that our main London regiment finds itself stationed in Iraq. Were there to be a major incident, perhaps of a far more violent nature even than that in Madrid last week, it is difficult to see how our civil contingency force would be able to cope...

Public Bill Committee: Licensing Bill [Lords]: Clause 98 - Temporary event notice (8 May 2003)

Mr Mark Field: ...me, and probably most members of the Committee and people in the country, that there was particular unease when 18-year-old soldiers, as opposed to those who were slightly older, were killed in Iraq. There is particular unease when such young soldiers, who are less than half the age of everyone in the Room, die. On that basis, the Minister's point is slightly misleading. Although those...