Results 1-20 of 29 for iraq speaker:Mark Lancaster

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Overseas Projects (Joint Strategic Priorities) (17 Dec 2008) has video

Mark Lancaster: The stabilisation aid fund was set up to help to deliver strategic projects in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite the Secretary of State's commitment to transparency, his Department appears either unwilling or unable to give details of projects completed to date. Can he reassure the House and set out the principles under which funds are allocated to projects from the SAF?

Debate on the Address: Foreign Affairs and Defence (10 Dec 2008) has video

Mark Lancaster: ...to this debate. I intend to be brief because I know that other Members wish to speak. I was pleased to hear the Foreign Secretary say that he was determined to continue to support our troops in Iraq and in Afghanistan. I wish to focus my comments on one particular issue—the Government's decision to withdraw the Harrier from Afghanistan and replace it with the Tornado from 1 April...

Written Answers — International Development: Afghanistan: Overseas Aid (25 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) how the continuing effectiveness of development projects completed in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each of the last five years is assessed; (2) how many development projects completed in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last five years are still operational.

Written Answers — International Development: Stabilisation Unit (25 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: ...what assessment he has made of the Stabilisation Unit's performance against its aim of improving its understanding of the tasks involved in a stabilisation effort in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq.

Written Answers — International Development: Stabilisation Unit (25 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: ...Development what assessment he has made of the Stabilisation Unit's performance against its aim of improving capacity to finance stabilisation activities to achieve desired effects in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

Written Answers — International Development: Stabilisation Unit (25 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the Stabilisation Unit's performance against its aim of getting SMARTer at delivering key enablers in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

Written Answers — International Development: Stabilisation Unit (25 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development by what means the Stabilisation Unit develops and maintains operating capacity in support of stabilisation operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

RAF Operations (19 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: ...a fearsome soldier and he will be sadly missed by the battalion. It is absolutely right that I should pay tribute to the Royal Air Force and the service that it has provided in both Afghanistan and Iraq in supporting our troops. I intend to focus on the Harrier force in this debate—I have given the Minister advance warning that I intend to focus solely on the Joint Force...

RAF Operations (19 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: ..., but if the MOD needs more money, that is a point for him to argue with the Treasury. It is pretty clear that, if the Harrier stays in Afghanistan, it will not be subjected to the programme review. If, however, the Tornado is pulled out of Iraq—it soon will be, hopefully—what exactly is it going to do? It will not be on operations, and it will not have an operational role. I...

Written Answers — International Development: Reconstruction (19 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent on each project funded by the Stabilisation Aid Fund in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — International Development: Reconstruction (19 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on each individual project which it has funded in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — International Development: Reconstruction (19 Nov 2008)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of development projects of each type undertaken in (a) Afghanistan and ( b) Iraq have been constructed to Sphere standards in each month of the last five years.

Territorial Army (1 Apr 2008) has video

Mark Lancaster: ...Field Squadron from the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), which mobilised during the second Gulf war, or, indeed, the three formed units currently on active service in Afghanistan and Iraq. That history of "mobilising" formed units of men in times of national crisis has formed much of the reserve force ethos—the concept of training and fighting together that runs deep...

Territorial Army (1 Apr 2008) has video

Mark Lancaster: ...the one I joined in 1990 at the end of the cold war years. Once again, mobilisation is the norm, with members of the TA being involved in all of the major recent conflicts—Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed, the equivalent of 21 battalions has been mobilised to support operations in Afghanistan and Iraq in recent years. It is equally fair to say that the chaos that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Military Recruitment and Retention (16 Jul 2007) has video

Mark Lancaster: ...is so keen to improve recruitment, can he explain the ludicrous decision to freeze all recruiting in the Territorial Army next year for units that do not contribute directly to Afghanistan or Iraq? For the sake of £2 million, that will decimate the TA's future.

Points of Order: Armed Forces Personnel (21 Jun 2007)

Mark Lancaster: ...Regiment The Royal Logistics Corps; 155 Transport Regiment The Royal Logistics Corps will not expand any further; and crucially, the squadron to support our medics who are under such pressure in Afghanistan and Iraq will not be established until 1 April 2009. It is not only capability that will be hit so badly in the TA. Personnel will be affected as well. In his statement last year, the...

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peace Keeping Operations (13 Jun 2007)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum period of time was to repatriate members of the armed forces killed on active service in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq in each of the last 36 months.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (11 Jun 2007)

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recorded casualties there were in categories (a) T1, (b) T2, (c) T3 and (d) T4 in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq in each month since January 2004.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Iraq (14 May 2007)

Mark Lancaster: One of the biggest challenges in Iraq remains the lack of helicopter lift. It was announced recently that the six Merlin helicopters that had been delivered to Denmark would be returned to the United Kingdom, but they are fitted for search and rescue, a fitting that is wholly unsuitable for service on operations. Will the Secretary of State confirm that funds will be found to fit those...

Written Answers — Defence: Christmas Travel (8 Jan 2007)

Mark Lancaster: ...further to the letter of 2 October 2006 to Wing Commander Conway from the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes, what improvements have been made to the air bridge from (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq to avoid delays for troops travelling home over the Christmas period.