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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 25 April 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Andrew Mackinlay. The answering member was Ian McCartney.


Iran (UK Policy)

Westminster Hall adjounrnment debate on the policy options in respect of the UK's relationship with Iran.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
459 c296-304WH 
Session
2006-07
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 07/1307
Friday, 18 May 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c296-7WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome for several reasons the opportunity to raise the issue of policy options in respect of the...
John Leech | 459 c297WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
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Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c297WH (Link to this contribution) I will, but only briefly. I would be grateful if hon. Members gave me a bit of scope to develop my p...
Ian McCartney | 459 c303WH (Link to this contribution) It does not cause me embarrassment. Why should it? I just wanted to place on the record that I have ...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c303WH (Link to this contribution) I am certainly not suggesting that the Minister has had meetings with PMOI members as a Minister—I d...
Ian McCartney | 459 c304WH (Link to this contribution) The statement made yesterday by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence was quite cl...
Patrick Mercer | 459 c304WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. Briefly, in the time that he has left, could he address the curious d...
Ian McCartney | 459 c304WH (Link to this contribution) First, because the Secretary of State gave an absolute commitment that an inquiry would take place a...
Mark Hunter | 459 c300WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has been very generous with his time. We are rightly concerned in this debate wit...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c300-1WH (Link to this contribution) I wholeheartedly agree, and I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman has prompted me on that point. Thos...
Ian McCartney | 459 c301-3WH (Link to this contribution) First of all, I shall do my duty and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mac...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c299WH (Link to this contribution) Of course, we have not heard from the Minister yet. Never mind what he might say working off the bri...
David Amess | 459 c299WH (Link to this contribution) Although I agree with everything that the hon. Gentleman has said, could he share with the Chamber h...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c298-9WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed. I will go further. First, I want to know what is different now from when we were in oppositi...
Roger Gale | 459 c298WH (Link to this contribution) Is it not a fact that while seeking to appease the regime that was responsible for the abduction of ...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c300WH (Link to this contribution) I agree. I wish the official Opposition had pressed that point on 16 April. We have to provide both ...
Patrick Mercer | 459 c300WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the suspension of such operations is a signal of appalling weakne...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c299-300WH (Link to this contribution) There are too many Carlton-Brownes in the FO still, and too many Sir Humphreys. I look to the Minist...
Brian Binley | 459 c299WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his work in this area. It is well known, and we appreciate it. ...
John Leech | 459 c297WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way at this point. My only point about what he just said is th...
Andrew Mackinlay | 459 c297-8WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes the point more candidly and coherently than I. I totally agree that that is...
Subjects
Human rights Iraq Foreign policy Foreign relations Nuclear weapons Nuclear power Terrorism Weapons Sanctions Iran
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