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Scottish Regiments (17 Nov 2004)

Mr Alan Reid: ...appropriate time, a few days after Remembrance Sunday when we commemorated the sacrifice of the men and women who served in our armed forces. That sacrifice continues to this day with the war in Iraq. The large number of hon. Members who have contributed to the debate have shown what great importance we attach to the future of our Scottish regiments. For many months, great uncertainty has...

Strategic Defence Strategy (Scotland) (15 Sep 2004)

Mr Alan Reid: ...'s plans, which appear to assume no more commitments for the Army; one of the lessons of recent years is that it is always landed with unexpected new ones. In addition to the obvious commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, issues such as foot and mouth and the firefighters' strike have meant that the Army has had to be involved in unexpected commitments at home. It is important that we keep...

Summer Adjournment (22 Jul 2004)

Mr Alan Reid: ...infantry numbers are short-sighted. The Army is already overstretched. The Government's plans appear to assume no new commitments for the Army. I should have thought that one of the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan was that while all the high tech might be very good at winning the war, the difficult task of winning the peace requires highly skilled and committed soldiers on the ground....

Whitsun Adjournment (27 May 2004)

Mr Alan Reid: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise several issues that concern my constituents. I have received a large postbag on Iraq. I voted against going to war. However, since Britain and America took part in the invasion, we have a legal and moral responsibility to keep the peace and maintain law and order until we hand over power to an elected Iraqi Government. We must also assist in Iraq's...