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Bills Presented: Afghanistan and Pakistan (16 Jul 2009) has video

David Miliband: ..., That this House has considered the matter of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The military operation in Afghanistan has now lasted for nearly eight years and has claimed more lives than the conflict in Iraq. It is important that we regularly discuss the situation there, and that is why the Government have scheduled this debate today. Whatever the divisions in the debate, I know that in one...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...the end of the Question and add: "welcomes the announcement by the Government of a wide ranging and independent inquiry to establish the lessons to be learnt from the United Kingdom's engagement in Iraq, which will consider the run-up to the conflict, the military action and reconstruction; recognises the importance of allowing the families of those who gave their lives in Iraq to express...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his honesty. I shall make some progress. The House is united on the point that the significant nature of Britain's involvement in Iraq demands an inquiry. It needs to be comprehensive, independent and "not a trial or an impeachment, but an effort to learn for the future." —[ Official Report, 25 March 2008; Vol. 474, c. 47.] Those are the words of...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...in my speech. Last week, the Prime Minister said in his statement that the inquiry would "consider the period from summer 2001, before military operations began...and our subsequent involvement in Iraq right up to the end of July this year." He then talked about an inquiry that will look at "the run-up to the conflict... the... conflict and reconstruction".—[ Official Report, 15...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...it is right and proper to leave the discretion to Sir John and his colleagues. In respect of the old canard about whether Tony Blair is willing to stand up in public and defend his decisions on the Iraq war, during a question-and-answer session last night—I am not sure whether it was a continuation of the masochism strategy that was started in 2005—he said, "I don't know how...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: In the first debate on Iraq in which I participated after becoming Foreign Secretary, I talked about the precise fact that the success had been in winning the war, but not in winning the peace. I also talked about the fact that there were plans, as we now know, for how the process of peace building would be taken forward, but if those were not binned, they were certainly sidelined in the US...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...and oral evidence. The Prime Minister and Sir John Chilcot have had close to the front of their minds the strong and legitimate interest especially of families of those who lost their lives in Iraq, and Sir John has made clear his determination to facilitate the public or private presentation of views. Thirdly, there is the question of private proceedings, which will be important in...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...he believes, as I do, that for all the comings and goings of the past 10 days, the Chilcot approach now meets all reasonable aspirations for a comprehensive, independent, thorough inquiry into the Iraq conflict and its aftermath.

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...an oath, and I am happy to give further guidance on that later. The truth is that for two years the Government and Opposition have been agreed on the need for a Privy Council inquiry into Iraq.

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...considered the best way of conducting the inquiry. As I was saying, the truth is that for two years the Government and Opposition have been agreed on the need for a Privy Council inquiry into Iraq, and we now have one. We have been agreed that it should be broad ranging and independent and draw on non-political expertise. That is the model that we have proposed. We also now have a widely...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Diplomatic Missions (18 Jun 2009)

David Miliband: .... Country Amount Zimbabwe £79,883.28 Bangladesh £77,127.64 Côte d'lvoire £72,095.74 Cameroon £55,200.38 Tunisia £22,648.39 Ukraine £22,178.20 Equatorial Guinea £12,290.37 Iraq £12,537.13 Total £353,961.13

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations (Unpaid Parking and Traffic Violations) (18 Jun 2009)

David Miliband: ...,080 Albania 55 £5,560 Jordan 53 £5,240 Uzbekistan 49 £4,900 Georgia 47 £4,780 Mozambique 45 £4,500 Malaysia 40 £4,440 Greece 39 £4,360 Iran 35 £3,700 Tunisia 34 £3,500 Zambia 46 £3,380 Bulgaria 26 £2,840 Libya 43 £2,760 DR Congo 35 £2,640 Iraq 24...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Peacekeeping Operations (3 Jun 2009)

David Miliband: ...Mission Security Officer Staff & Liaison Officer CPCC Brussels 2 police CPCC Police Export DGE IX - External Relations 1 civilian Logistics Expert CivPol Iraq 25 police UK Chief Police Adviser - Iraq Team Support Manager SPA Tactical MND(SE) Liaison - ISF Branch Internal Affairs Leadership Department ...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Peacekeeping Operations (15 May 2009)

David Miliband: ...Civilians Police Civilians EULEX Kosovo 45 18 17 15 EUSR/ICO Kosovo 0 4 0 4 EUPOL Afghanistan 9 1 9 1 EUMM Georgia 4 7 4 7 EUPM Bosnia 9 0 3 0 EUJUST LEX Iraq 0 4 0 4 ESDP Secretariat 2 1 1 1 EUBAM Rafah/Gaza 0 1 0 1 EUBAM Moldova 0 1 0 1 EUCOPPS Palestine 0 2 0 2 EUSEC DRC 0 1 0 1 EUSR South Caucasus 0 1...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Binyam Mohamed (23 Apr 2009)

David Miliband: ...on operational intelligence matters. However, the Intelligence and Security Committee's 2005 report into the "Handling of Detainees by UK Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq" takes note of instances of UK intelligence and security service officers raising the treatment of persons detained by or on behalf of the US in Afghanistan, between 10 January 2002 and the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq: Conflict Prevention (20 Apr 2009)

David Miliband: Of the £18 million assigned to the Middle East North Africa Programme for 2009-10, £13.1 million will be spent on stabilisation activities in Iraq. Stabilisation activities there will focus on support for security sector reform by building Iraqi police and judiciary capabilities in forensics and investigations techniques across the country; fostering economic growth, investment and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (31 Mar 2009) has video

David Miliband: .... Today in Basra there is a ceremony marking the handover of coalition divisional command. Multi National Division (South-East), led by British troops, has done so much to stabilise southern Iraq, and the handover signals the merger of MND (South-East) with MND centre to form a new MND (South) command for all nine provinces of southern Iraq. Over the next few months, the final draw-down of...

Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day]: Iraq War Inquiry (25 Mar 2009) has video

David Miliband: I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from "House" to the end of the Question and add: "notes the Resolutions of this House of 31 October 2006, 11 June 2007 and 25 March 2008 on an Iraq inquiry; recognises the heroic efforts of the British armed forces in Iraq who have a continuing role which this House should be careful not to undermine; further recognises that a time will come when an...

Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day]: Iraq War Inquiry (25 Mar 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...Ministry of Defence, the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development—is to secure the most smooth and effective conclusion to the bulk of British military engagement in Iraq, and the most smooth and effective increase in British economic, political, educational and cultural engagement in Iraq.

Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day]: Iraq War Inquiry (25 Mar 2009) has video

David Miliband: .... The reason is simple: there are important lessons that could be learned. Indeed, as the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Hague) pointed out last year and has repeated in his speech, Iraq has involved British troops for a longer period than world war two. Every country is unique, and the Iraq experience of post-conflict reconstruction is important. We all know that building the...