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Royal Assent: Easter Adjournment (2 Apr 2009) has video

Shailesh Vara: ...his constituent Trevor Howard, and that the message will be passed on to the relevant people. The hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) made a thoughtful and powerful speech about the Iraq war. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate all our brave men and women who are serving in overseas theatres, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan but also in other posts that may receive...

Points of Order: April Adjournment (3 Apr 2008) has video

Shailesh Vara: ...speak about constituency matters and get things off their chest, and for his sake I hope that he was able to do both those things and that he feels a lot better for it. He touched on the issue of Iraq, and I hope again that those points were noted, and he also spoke of the funding for a walk-in medical centre in his constituency, arguments that were well put, and I am sure that his...

Bill Presented: Darfur (5 Jun 2007)

Shailesh Vara: ...that no-fly zones work in other parts of the world. My hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry) gave a very specific example of one working effectively in protecting the Kurds in northern Iraq. We must continue with all forms of diplomatic pressure. I recognise that the Ministers in DFID and the Foreign Office have been doing their utmost to try to put pressure on China and Russia...

Deferred Division No. 85: Easter Adjournment (29 Mar 2007)

Shailesh Vara: ...whether there would be lionesses, too—I was pleased to learn that there will be lionesses, although they will not be called lionesses. My hon. Friend also mentioned the more serious topic of Iraq, which concerns many in this House and around the country and which will continue to dominate discussion inside and outside this House. I share my hon. Friend's concerns about the...

Royal Assent: Christmas Adjournment (19 Dec 2006)

Shailesh Vara: ...particularly as the council is Conservative-controlled. Then there was a performance from the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath), who rightly observed that it was time for a debate on Iraq in Government time. That issue was raised throughout the debate, and I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman's comments. We heard a detailed speech from the hon. Member for West Bromwich,...

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 2006)

Shailesh Vara: Much of the debate has centred on the major issues of the day—Iraq, Afghanistan, and the middle east. It has been a privilege and pleasure for me, as a relatively new Member of Parliament, to listen to the passionate and articulate speeches of hon. Members from both sides of the House. I want to address a less high-profile area of our foreign policy that is often overlooked, despite its...