Ministerial statement on Monday, 10 October 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Drayson.

Iraq

Lords statement on operations in Iraq.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 674 c32-45
Session: 2005-06
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 674 c43-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can my noble friend say a little more about the Government’s thinking on why the situation...; Lord Drayson | 674 c43 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord makes a good point, in that this process will take time. The type of traini...; Lord Patten | 674 c42-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord and, through him, the Secretary of State for their efforts to sust...; Lord Drayson | 674 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can confirm that Her Majesty’s Government are making full efforts in this regard. It is ...; Lord Drayson | 674 c44-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the role of our Reserve Forces is crucial to the roulement, as I have said, and in particu...; Lord Marlesford | 674 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister confirm that the British contingent, at a force of 8,000 military personn...; Lord Drayson | 674 c32-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my ri...; Lord Drayson | 674 c39-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords opposite for their constructive criticism of our activities in Iraq. I...; Lord Garden | 674 c37-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement made in the other place and ...; Lord Wright of Richmond | 674 c41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Statement helpfully repeated by the Minister inevitably concentrates on the military s...; Lord Drayson | 674 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very important point. However, morale does not seem to be affected,...; Lord Mackie of Benshie | 674 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the noble Lord give us information on attacks by insurgents using suicide and roadsid...; Lord Drayson | 674 c43 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords, that was not a misjudgment. The reorganisation of the structure of the British Army is...; Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 674 c43 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, given that some troops now have to return to Iraq for the third time and the consequences ...; Lord Clark of Windermere | 674 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister update the House on the activities of NATO troops in the training of Iraq...; Lord Drayson | 674 c45 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords, we believe that the balance is right. As I have said, the key focus is on the develop...; Lord Drayson | 674 c44 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend who, as a Minister responsible for the Middle East, did so much to...; Lord Drayson | 674 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can confirm that we are the second largest. My understanding is that the next largest af...; Lord Astor of Hever | 674 c36-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. At this time, our thoughts are with our ...; Lord Drayson | 674 c41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I visited Iraq in the summer, I had the clear impression that we are making progress ...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 674 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may ask the Minister to return to the extremely significant question raised by t...; Lord Drayson | 674 c41-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree that this is a complex situation. The position of Iraq, in providing the opportuni...; Viscount Brookeborough | 674 c44 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister comment a little further on the Reserve Forces and the amount of support ...; Viscount Slim | 674 c40-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if I heard the Minister right, he mentioned that the right honourable gentleman the Secret...
Subjects: Armed forces Arrests Army Deployment Iraq Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism Security Civil disorder Territorial Army Basra
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Iraq

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