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Proceeding contribution from Paul Flynn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 May 2010. It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Foreign Affairs and Defence.


Foreign Affairs and Defence

Why does the right hon. Gentleman disagree with the Defence Secretary, who said that it was his priority to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and that he could see no reason for spending taxpayers' money on defending the education policy in a "broken 13th-century country"?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
510 c175 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Defence Armed conflict Deployment Casualties China Africa Human rights EU enlargement Iraq EU action Foreign policy Nuclear weapons Politics and government Pakistan Proliferation Travel restrictions UK membership of EU Afghanistan Israel Sri Lanka Palestine Iran Middle East Peace negotiations Cuba Gaza
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk