Results 1-8 of 8 for iraq speaker:David Gauke
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 48 (20 May 2008)
David Gauke: ...a pre-election conference. How long ago that seems. One or two points in that announcement attracted some criticism. First, the original proposal related only to members of the armed forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. On 28 January, the scheme was extended to include other places in the world such as the Balkans. It also appeared that the scheme was to be funded entirely from the...
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (29 Oct 2007)
David Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he was first informed by the Prime Minister that the Prime Minister would be providing details on 1 October of the reduction in UK troop numbers in Iraq.
- Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (22 Oct 2007)
David Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on future troop levels in Iraq.
- [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Iran (External Involvement) (23 May 2007)
David Gauke: ...with its nuclear programme. The third reason why Iran, this debate and the speech made by my hon. Friend the Member for Newark are so important is the question of what is happening to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. My hon. Friend eloquently described the case and how significant the threat is. It is surely outrageous, and this House should acknowledge it more often, that another...
- Iran (Nuclear Programme) (1 Feb 2006)
David Gauke: ...a fifth column, which has attempted to undermine Hamid Karzai. They also worked closely with the Afghan warlord, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who has also attempted to destabilise the Karzai regime. In Iraq, there is widespread concern that Iran has been backing elements of the insurgency, and there is evidence that Iranian technology, including roadside bombs, has been used to kill British...
- Iran (Nuclear Programme) (1 Feb 2006)
David Gauke: ...encourage further acts of defiance of significant proportions against the west. It would also act as a deterrent to western involvement in the middle east. Not everybody supports the engagement in Iraq, but nearly everybody supported the involvement in Kuwait. However, it would be very difficult for the west to take any action in the middle east once Iran had nuclear weapons.
- Iran (Nuclear Programme) (1 Feb 2006)
David Gauke: ...sanctions can be unpredictable. Will they cause disillusionment with the regime among the Iranian people, or will they rally behind their leadership? Will sanctions be enforced? Our experience in Iraq is that sanctions do not always prove effective and are often evaded. However, that is the right next step, because it would be a clear signal of the world's disapproval of the Iranian...
- Iran (Nuclear Programme) (1 Feb 2006)
David Gauke: ...agree that it should not be left to Israel. Indeed, should Israel act, the entire west would be implicated. The responsibility rests on the entire world. Israel's bombing the Osirak nuclear site in Iraq in 1981 was condemned by most of the world, but most of the world has benefited enormously as a consequence. None the less, we should not rely on, and should not expect, Israel to have to...