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Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Iraq (25 Mar 2008) has video

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Last month I was in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and I met women's groups and trade union groups. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is by forging links with such groups seeking social justice that we will achieve our foreign policy goals in Iraq?

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (8 Jan 2008)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of progress made on redevelopment of Iraq's industrial base.

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (12 Nov 2007)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...against nation state, but a coalition of forces supporting the elected Afghan Government in order to prevent the country from slipping back into a base for terrorism with which to threaten us. Iraq is more complex still. I do not intend to go back into the whys and wherefores of how we got into the situation, except to say that I have a sizeable Kurdish community in my constituency and the...

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (12 Nov 2007)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: I entirely agree and I hope that Opposition colleagues, rather than laughing at something that is helping to bring about the reconstruction of civic society in Iraq, would be part of the process. Tomorrow sees the inaugural meeting of a new all-party group on the Kurdistan region in Iraq. I urge all hon. Members, particularly those from the Opposition Benches, to come along and do what they...

Point of Order: Defence in the UK (26 Apr 2007)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...his intervention. He is absolutely right. My point is that we should use the history to learn lessons so that in future we deliver. Out in the field, as he said, the feedback is very positive. In Iraq, Brigadier Andrew Gregory said: "Bowman is giving us a real edge on operations". Brigadier Patrick Marriott said: "The potential of Bowman is immense, the reality is very good." We can look...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Iranian Seizure of Royal Navy Personnel (28 Mar 2007)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...that we should emphasise the importance of the reason for the Royal Navy's presence in the first place? It was not only protecting oil platforms that provide the income for the reconstruction of Iraq, but preventing any possibility of sabotage, which would have horrendous environmental consequences for the whole Gulf.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Iraq and Afghanistan Update (10 Oct 2006)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend's announcement of the operational bonus. When I visited Iraq earlier this year, I met the troops and saw the conditions in which they were operating. I represent Portsmouth—the home of the Royal Navy, which is also playing its part in Iraq by protecting Iraqi oil platforms and training the Iraqi navy. Will he confirm that this bonus will apply to...

Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...they deserve. They need to be treated with respect by not just the MOD and their commanding officers, but politicians, the public and the media. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit Iraq. I spoke to the men and women who are doing a superb job helping the Iraqis to rebuild their lives and helping to train the Iraqi security forces so that they can take control of their own...

Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...everyday lives were vastly different. One reservist was a lifeguard, one a credit controller and another a quality inspector in a biscuit factory—a world away from the job they were doing in Iraq. A recent report by the National Audit Office shows that the desire to serve on operations is an increasingly important reason for joining the volunteer reserves. Surveys show people who...

Orders of the Day: Schedule 17 — Repeals and revocations (22 May 2006)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...evidence in the Select Committee, and also had an opportunity to examine witnesses. For me, however, one of the most important parts of the process was the Committee's visit to Cyprus, Oman and Iraq, where we were able to speak to the guys and girls on the ground who would be influenced by and subject to the Bill. We ask our armed forces to operate in dangerous places and we ask them to...