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

Bill Wiggin: ..., resulting in the deaths of six ICRC workers. The co-pilot of a Red Cross plane was killed after his plane was shot down in Sudan in 2001. Peace activist Ken Bigley was brutally beheaded in Iraq. In March 2007, a German aid worker was shot dead by gunmen in northern Afghanistan. In July 2007, two South Korean aid workers were shot dead. Suicide bombers in Iraq have attacked ICRC...

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

Bill Wiggin: ...of the world where conflict has turned lives upside down and left innocent civilians—men, women and children—with little or nothing. Whether in Palestine, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia or Iraq the work that humanitarian workers and aid agencies undertake needs to be supported. I therefore press on the Under-Secretary the importance of taking the appropriate steps to ensure that...

Written Answers — Defence: Land Rovers and Armoured Vehicles (29 Jan 2007)

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armoured vehicles replaced Land Rovers in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each of the last 12 months; when he expects all Land Rovers in operation in each country to be replaced with armoured vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (7 Nov 2006)

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen have returned from Iraq wounded in each month of the last three years; and how many were wounded by (a) friendly fire, (b) accident and (c) enemy action.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (30 Oct 2006)

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the Chief of the General Staff about the security situation in Iraq.

Compassionate Leave (Service Personnel) (25 Oct 2006)

Bill Wiggin: ...in Northern Ireland, there are about 13,400 British troops on operational duties abroad. There are 5,000 operational troops in Afghanistan, 900 in the Balkans, 300 on UN missions and 7,200 in Iraq. Each one of those troops does their duty tirelessly. Day in and day out, often in the face of intolerable dangers, our troops are out there on the front line in some of the most inhospitable and...

Written Answers — Defence: Armoured Vehicles (21 Mar 2006)

Bill Wiggin: ...have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured as a result of attacks on Warrior vehicles in each of the last five years; (2) how many British servicemen have been (a) killed and (b) injured in Iraq as a result of attacks on military vehicles since the start of the conflict; and how many of those injured in such attacks were discharged from the armed forces as a result of their injuries;...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Education Maintenance Allowance (15 Sep 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: May I begin by paying tribute to Fusilier Stephen Jones, who lost his life in Iraq serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers? I know that the Secretary of State will do everything he can to ensure that the Royal Welch Fusiliers' cap badge and traditions remain at this difficult time; they are doing a fantastic job. Our thoughts should be with the family of Fusilier Jones at this sad time. Nearer...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (7 Sep 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department has commissioned on the offensive capabilities of enemy insurgents in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (21 Jul 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British troops charged with torture or mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq could be tried in an Iraqi court under Iraqi law.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (13 Jul 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in Iraq.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (12 Jul 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the reinstatement of the death penalty in Iraq under the Interim Administration.

Written Answers — Defence: Welsh Regiments (23 Feb 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers in Welsh regiments in Iraq have not been issued with flak jackets.

Written Answers — Defence: Welsh Regiments (23 Feb 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers in Welsh regiments are fighting in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Welsh Regiments (23 Feb 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers in Welsh regiments have been killed in Iraq, broken down by cause of death.

Written Answers — Defence: Welsh Regiments and Battalions (9 Feb 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) regiments based in Wales were deployed in Iraq and (b) soldiers from Welsh battalions are stationed in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (4 Feb 2004)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) tanks, (b) armoured personnel carriers and (c) other equipment used by troops from Welsh battalions stationed in Iraq were fully upgraded for use in desert conditions; and what the cost was of these upgrades.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (20 Nov 2003)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British aircraft were lost during the recent conflict in Iraq.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (11 Nov 2003)

Mr Bill Wiggin: If he will make a statement on the recent attack on the Red Cross in Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (6 Oct 2003)

Mr Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his written ministerial statement of 8 September 2003, Official Report, columns 2–3WS, on Iraq, what funds have been set aside to cover the costs of the additional British troops to be sent to Iraq.