Results 1-20 of 46 for iraq speaker:Willie Rennie

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Food (19 Oct 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) all food, (b) beef and (c) lamb supplied to UK forces based in (i) the UK, (ii) Germany, (iii) Iraq and (iv) Afghanistan was sourced from UK producers in the latest period for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (12 Oct 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many helicopters of each type serving in Afghanistan have previously been used in operations in (a) the Falklands, (b) the First Gulf War and (c) Iraq.

Defence Procurement (20 Apr 2009) has video

Willie Rennie: ...made clear that this was not simply about saving but was about punting the cost into the future and, in fact, increasing it. The urgent operational requirement budget has provided our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the equipment that the traditional defence procurement regime has markedly failed to provide over the last decade and more. However, the Government have decided to slash it...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pay (19 Mar 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average cash allowance awarded to military staff in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan was in 2008.

Written Answers — Defence: Peacekeeping Operations (26 Feb 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average cash allowance awarded to civilian staff in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan was in each of the last two years.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (26 Jan 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 14 January 2009, Official Report, columns 738-39W, on Iraq and Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the reasons are for the four-month period between the withdrawal of Merlin helicopters from Iraq and their planned redeployment to operations in Afghanistan.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (14 Jan 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what time scale his Department has set for the transfer of the Merlin helicopter from operations in Iraq to Afghanistan.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan and Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (12 Jan 2009)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department takes to monitor the behaviour of individuals employed by private security companies operating in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (21 Jul 2008)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his plans are for drawing down British forces in Iraq in 2008.

Business of the House: Service Personnel (17 Jul 2008) has video

Willie Rennie: ...issue—the elephant in the room. It is bunkum to suggest that these proposals will address overstretch in our armed forces. We are asking them to do too much on two fronts, in Afghanistan and Iraq. Until we address that serious issue, we will continue to see discontent among our armed forces. I urge the Minister to review our operations, especially in Iraq. The tempo of operations...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Helmand Province (17 Jun 2008)

Willie Rennie: ...although we should always strive to achieve the best, we should be realistic about what we can achieve. One of my main criticisms is that we took our eye of the ball in Afghanistan when we invaded Iraq. The efforts of the great minds in the Department for International Development, the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office were primarily focused on Iraq. Massive numbers of troops were...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Helmand Province (17 Jun 2008)

Willie Rennie: ...of focused district development is reforming and reconstructing the police forces. I would like to hear what the magic bullet is, because it has been difficult to get the police forces on side in Iraq and Afghanistan. The other issue is the poppy crop. Concerns have been expressed about the expansion of the poppy crop, but we hear that it is declining this year. Is that due to food prices,...

Business of the House: Defence in the World (8 May 2008) has video

Willie Rennie: ...political reasons, but one of the important responsibilities that that party now has is for veterans in Scotland, and it has been found sadly lacking in that regard. I want to speak first about Iraq. The situation there has become, if not humiliating, then certainly embarrassing. The various U-turns over recent months have included the Prime Minister's change of mind about reducing troop...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Iraq (1 Apr 2008) has video

Willie Rennie: ...that the minimum force protection was more than 4,000, and that was confirmed last year by the Armed Forces Minister to the Defence Committee. Is it not time simply to withdraw our troops from Iraq, because they serve little purpose, their lives are being endangered, and they are there only at the behest of President Bush?

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Reconstruction: Iraq (25 Feb 2008)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the value of contracts awarded to UK companies for reconstruction in Iraq since March 2003.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (18 Feb 2008)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of civilian (a) women and (b) children killed in Iraq since March 2003; and how many of these died as a result of UK armed forces activity.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (18 Feb 2008)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with which of his foreign counterparts he has held discussions on the withdrawal of UK forces from Iraq.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (18 Feb 2008)

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his plans are for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.

Bill Presented: Armed Forces Personnel (10 Jan 2008) has video

Willie Rennie: ..., and among officers the situation is particularly bad. In the last six months of 2007, 1,350 officers left the forces, which is double the figure for the previous 12 months. Since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, 6,000 officers have left the forces. As a result, we are 7,000 below strength in the armed forces as a whole. Over the Christmas period, I met a long-standing friend who has...

Bill Presented: Armed Forces Personnel (10 Jan 2008) has video

Willie Rennie: ...and families. It is unsustainable to continue to ask the reserves to contribute too much to the front line. The real reason why we are at this state of play is due to the decision in 2003 to invade Iraq. The hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) talked about overstretch, but in 2003 I do not remember him opposing the war in Iraq that has led to that overstretch.