Results 1-20 of 27 for iraq speaker:Hugo Swire

Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video

Hugo Swire: .... Many of them find it extremely difficult to adjust. Additional to that is the whole issue of mental health. Between January 2003 and December 2006, 2,333 regulars and reservists who served in Iraq during Operation Telic were managed by the Defence Medical Services for mental illness attributed to their deployment. In 2007, 1,898 new referrals to the MOD's departments of community mental...

Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language): Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (1 Apr 2009) has video

Hugo Swire: ...travelling in two vehicles marked with Red Cross emblems. Also in 2001, a Red Cross plane was shot down in Sudan and the co-pilot was killed. In 2003, five ICRC staff were killed in Afghanistan and Iraq following the bombing of the ICRC's headquarters in Baghdad in a suicide attack. In 2007, a Red Crescent driver was seriously injured in an attack on a Somali Red Crescent pick-up truck...

Olympics: Gaza (19 Jan 2009) has video

Hugo Swire: ...in saying that UNRWA will lead on the emergency services needed in Gaza, it will not necessarily lead on reconstruction, so given the British Government's recent experience in both Afghanistan and Iraq, will he state today that Britain will take the lead and convene a conference in London to plan the long-term reconstruction of Gaza?

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Cultural Heritage: Iraq (25 Jun 2007)

Hugo Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funds were allocated to the protection of Iraq's heritage in each of the last four years.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (16 Jan 2007)

Hugo Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations she has made to the British Academy on the work of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (16 Jan 2007)

Hugo Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations she has received on behalf of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; and what assessment she has made of its role.

UK World Heritage Sites (14 Dec 2005)

Hugo Swire: ..., such as Shackleton's Antarctic huts. That sum might have been tokenistic, but it was indicative of our thinking and our aspiration. Funds would also have been made available for heritage sites in Iraq, such as Babylon, which suffered during coalition activity and attacks in the recent war in that country. Therefore, although our responsibilities are domestic, they extend beyond our...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Troop Deployment (Iraq) (29 Nov 2004)

Mr Hugo Swire: What discussions has the Secretary of State had about the withdrawal of troops from Northern Ireland for redeployment to Iraq?

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (18 Nov 2004)

Mr Hugo Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the maximum possible blast radius is of bombs available for use by United Kingdom troops in Iraq.

Defence (21 Oct 2004)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...cannot afford to do is to threaten that system at a time when it is stretched to the limit. Today, we heard from the Secretary of State about the surge requirement in the run-up to the elections in Iraq. There are Members on both sides of the House who regard the deployment of the Black Watch as mission creep, although I think that that is questionable. However, I question the Prime...

Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners (4 May 2004)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...the authenticity of some of the photographs, I have no such doubt about the wisdom of the editor of the Daily Mirror in publishing them at this time. We underestimate at our peril the damage in Iraq and the wider Arab world that the allegations cause to the reputation of the allies. Has the Minister held any discussions with our American allies, given the timing of the release of some of...

Fire and Rescue Services Bill: New Clause 2 — Retained firefighters (15 Mar 2004)

Mr Hugo Swire: .... I shall re-run what I said to allow the Under-Secretary to take it on board. In terms of releasing private sector and public sector employees, there are probably lessons to be learned from the recent Iraq war. There was a significant mobilisation of the Territorial Army and other reserve forces, but to be honest some employers were more compliant and encouraging to their employees than...

Zimbabwe (9 Mar 2004)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...of perspective". That raises the question whether one group of people is more important than others. Our moral conscience led us to intervene in Kosovo and to remove the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, yet when it comes to Zimbabwe we appear lacklustre. Where is the consistency in the Government's so-called ethical foreign policy? The then Under-Secretary also stated that "Zimbabwe's regime...

Zimbabwe (15 Jul 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...have been made today and in previous debates, but, before I come to the main thrust of my comments, I wish to discuss something with which I believe many others have struggled. In a statement on Iraq, the Prime Minister said, "let us at least not forget the 4 million Iraqi exiles, and the thousands of children who die needlessly every year due to Saddam's impoverishment of his...

Zimbabwe (15 Jul 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...to comment on whether there is a message in that statement. By drawing attention to the consistency or inconsistency between the statements made about the humanitarian raison d'être for using force in Iraq, and the lack of action in Zimbabwe, I was questioning whether the reactions to Saddam Hussein and Robert Mugabe were proportionately consistent. I am sure that many others struggle...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (23 Jun 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...of the staff at commando training camp Lympstone. Equally important is an acknowledgment of the very important part played by the Royal Marines Reserve, 150 of whom were deployed recently in Iraq. However, there seems to be some discrepancy among public sector employers in releasing royal marine reservists for their annual training, which is critical if they are to play their part fully as...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (11 Apr 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...ago. Over the next five years, the figure will be £118 billion. That is £88 billion more borrowing over the past five years than was originally planned. That cannot all be put down to the current war in Iraq or to the international situation in general. Of course, we have to make provision for the war, as we have to make provision for the UN's rebuilding of that country. I...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (25 Mar 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: Over past years, Iran has been host to 3 million Afghan refugees and about 500,000 Iraqi refugees. One can therefore understand its reluctance to have an open border towards any refugees resulting from the current situation. Would the Secretary of State not agree that any post-Saddam Iraq, in terms of humanitarian aid, must take into account the situation with Iran? What discussions has he...

Emergency Planning (12 Feb 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...the horrendous financial implications, that would take years, not months, to implement. We must do all we can to face what could be an immediate threat. It will not disappear if we go to war with Iraq; it will continue long afterwards. How can we judge? Even a successful war that topples the evil regime of Saddam Hussein may create many more international terrorists linked to al-Qaeda who...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 27 - Automatic conditions of individual registration (30 Jan 2003)

Mr Hugo Swire: ...my remarks about the Conservative amendment by saying that I, too, would rather be with other hon. and right hon. Members who are taking part in the debate on humanitarian contingency plans in Iraq. I apologise for not being here on Tuesday; I was taking part in the parliamentary armed forces scheme with the Royal Marines for 48 hours. When I spoke to them they were amazed to hear that I...