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- Royal Assent: The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (20 Mar 2008)
John Hemming: ...than through a class-based or devolved class-based structure. Perhaps studying those variations within the Commonwealth could inform the Government on how better to handle situations in, say, Iraq or Afghanistan, which also have a tribal—or biraderi—political structure, rather than a class-based one.
- Territorial Army (12 Jun 2007)
John Hemming: ...recruits from the local area. It was perhaps a mistake, therefore, to aim to close down inner-city branches of the TA. Although there may be concerns affecting recruitment because of events in Iraq and Afghanistan, inner-city areas are the places from which ethnic minority members could be recruited, because there are often more ethnic minority people living in them. It is crucial that the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Iraq and the Middle East (21 Feb 2007)
John Hemming: The Prime Minister states that he wants to keep the troops in Iraq while the Iraqi people want them there. When, therefore, will the Prime Minister organise a democratic referendum by secret ballot of the Iraqi people to find out what they want?
- Bill Presented: Christmas Adjournment (19 Dec 2006)
John Hemming: On the original decision to go to war in Iraq, does my hon. Friend agree that the Prime Minister needs to answer to this House as to why he rejected proposals from the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq for a change to the rules of engagement in the southern no-fly zone that would have obviated the need to invade Iraq to remove the Ba'ath regime?
- Written Answers — Defence: Service Personnel (30 Nov 2006)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether (a) the families of members of the Armed Forces killed and (b) members of the Armed Forces injured in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan before the completion of six months service in that country receive additional remuneration to offset their tax liability.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (8 Mar 2006)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the policy of the Coalition is on the protection and identification of holy sites in Iraq.
- Defence in the World (7 Jul 2005)
John Hemming: ...the Government and how they approach matters throughout the world. If the Government are to take action without wider acceptance of the justice of their case for doing so, as arguably happened in Iraq, that will cause difficulties. We have seen such difficulties in Iraq. Although the British troops have lots of experience of dealing with difficult situations in Northern Ireland, the...
- Written Answers — Defence: Service Personnel (General Election) (7 Jun 2005)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the UK armed forces were stationed in Iraq during the general election; and how many were provided with (a) proxy and (b) postal votes.