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UK Forces (Iraq) (21 Oct 2004)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...in the press. Ultimately, however, if this action is necessary, it is necessary; and if it is right, it is right. If the Black Watch have a pivotal role to play in securing the future democracy of Iraq and the holding of elections in January, we should praise that role, let them go in there and get on with the task, and get them home to their families in time for Christmas.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Tyrannical Regimes (13 Jul 2004)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...majority, so that we can seek intervention on humanitarian grounds in exceptional circumstances? When I held a panel of sixth-formers on Monday morning, many of them were opposed to intervention in Iraq, but would also support such action and are frustrated when they look at other parts of the world and see the failure of the international community to intervene in exceptional circumstances.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (17 May 2004)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...investigate these allegations? However, does he also agree that they remain allegations and that, until they are proven otherwise, it is of great disservice to the troops who are still serving in Iraq and to their families back home to pretend otherwise?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (26 Jan 2004)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: What steps his Department has taken to help the reconstruction of Iraq.

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...unique legitimacy needs to be restrengthened. In a debate such as this, there is a temptation to reflect solely on the incidents in our immediate history—those that are still ongoing in Iraq. I want to broaden the discussion. The United Nations is a unique institution. What it decides to do and the responsiveness and flexibility of its decisions and actions have an immediacy of...

Defence Policy (16 Oct 2003)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...past but also much further back. Indiscriminate use of the veto can lead not only to lethargy but to inertia in decision making while in some areas of the world people are losing their lives. Iraq has already been mentioned. We could also consider Afghanistan. In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the UN neither backed nor prevented the war and, in retrospect, changed its mind. In Rwanda...

Defence in the World (22 Jan 2003)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...of view, sharing the sympathies of many in the House who urge caution and consideration, while recognising the role that the Government have played. The fact that weapons inspectors are now in Iraq and, for the moment at least, the United States Administration are on board for a project that is proceeding through the United Nations is due solely to the role played by the Government and the...

Trade Union Rights (27 Jun 2002)

Mr Huw Irranca-Davies: ...in Belarus and any democratic activity in Burma results in jail. Unions are banned in much of the middle east, including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which have a total ban on unions. Iraq and Syria allow only single unions, which are controlled by the ruling parties. That is an A to Z of harassment, intimidation, deaths, abductions and kidnapping that represents the complete abuse...