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Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 1 April 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Browne of Ladyton.

Iraq

Statement on the security situation in Basra and policy in Iraq.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
474 c628-43 
Session
2007-08
Department
Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c628-30 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the security situation in Basra. B...
Liam Fox | 474 c630-2 (Link to this contribution) I begin by associating myself and the Opposition with the tributes made by the Secretary of State to...
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Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c632 (Link to this contribution) First, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his opening remarks. I am sure that they were appreciated by t...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c635 (Link to this contribution) We keep our troop levels under review in both operational theatres—in Afghanistan and in Iraq—and I ...
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom | 474 c635 (Link to this contribution) Is the Secretary of State aware that the Defence Committee has never understood the figure of 2,500?...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c634 (Link to this contribution) The plan and the direction of travel remain the same. As I made clear in my statement, it emerged th...
Frank Cook | 474 c634 (Link to this contribution) Can my right hon. Friend tell us whether maintaining current troop levels in Iraq will have any impa...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c633 (Link to this contribution) The activity of our forces over the past week has been in support of the Iraqi security forces in a ...
Nick Harvey | 474 c633-4 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. I echo his words of condolence and his tribute to ...
Peter Kilfoyle | 474 c633 (Link to this contribution) Is it not ludicrous to suggest that developments in and around Basra are somehow being determined by...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c635 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman makes a point about Iraqis taking responsibility for their own security, pa...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c640 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend describes what we seek to do very eloquently and straightforwardly. We have, over a p...
Sarah McCarthy-Fry | 474 c639 (Link to this contribution) Last month, I had the privilege of spending some time with our troops in Basra who are monitoring, m...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c639 (Link to this contribution) I think that the right hon. and learned Gentleman misrepresents the position in Iraq. Our forces, an...
Lord Garnier | 474 c641 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State said that the British forces are providing ““in extremis”” support to Iraqi c...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c640-1 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend's position on this issue is well known, and I suspect that his question is informed b...
Harry Cohen | 474 c640 (Link to this contribution) Will not the reduction to 2,500 by the spring be seen as a broken promise among a long list of broke...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c640 (Link to this contribution) None of those assertions is true. I cannot believe that anybody who understands what our troops have...
Speaker | 474 c640 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman asks his questions on the statement; he does not ask about the presence or...
Willie Rennie | 474 c640 (Link to this contribution) Five months ago, to the sound of trumpets, the Prime Minister announced the reduction to 2,500 troop...
Adam Price | 474 c637 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State has said that even-handedness by the Iraqi Government is vital. Will he there...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c635-6 (Link to this contribution) It is well known that Iranian elements have been interfering substantially in southern Iraq in a num...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c636 (Link to this contribution) I assure the House that the Government are not considering another major military re-engagement in I...
Gavin Strang | 474 c636 (Link to this contribution) But how seriously unstable is the position in Basra? Has the fighting among the Shi'as come complete...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c636 (Link to this contribution) In the context of overwatch, it has always been planned that it may be necessary for our troops in s...
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | 474 c636 (Link to this contribution) May I press the Secretary of State again regarding overwatch? Surveillance, fast jets, helicopters, ...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c637 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is entirely correct that we should remain on the same page as those who are in the co...
Lord Davies of Stamford | 474 c637 (Link to this contribution) Having encouraged the Iraqi Government to take direct responsibility for security in Basra, it is on...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c636-7 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman knows that I am well aware of that criticism, but I am also well aware of the sus...
Peter Tapsell | 474 c636 (Link to this contribution) Is the Secretary of State for Defence aware of the weight of criticism by military strategists, part...
David Hamilton | 474 c637-8 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend share my concerns that unless we are careful, we will get drawn into a qua...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c637 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has a surprising ability, from a comparatively long way away from Basra, to expla...
Speaker | 474 c638 (Link to this contribution) Order. Let the hon. Gentleman speak.
Lord Soames of Fletching | 474 c638 (Link to this contribution) May I remind the right hon. Gentleman that the statement about the possible withdrawal of numbers of...
Adrian Bailey | 474 c638 (Link to this contribution) When our troops took on the role of overwatch, it was always likely that criminal and militant eleme...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c638 (Link to this contribution) I have spelt out the detail of overwatch in the body of the statement that I gave to the House on wh...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 474 c638-9 (Link to this contribution) How long does the Secretary of State think it will be acceptable for him to keep coming to the House...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c638 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is exactly right. The Iraqi security forces' ability to conduct and sustain an operat...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c643 (Link to this contribution) I have had no discussions with the Iranian Government in the past few days about that matter. I have...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c641 (Link to this contribution) We are part of a coalition and, in southern Iraq, we are part of a coalition that is going through a...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c642 (Link to this contribution) The early attempts to create a police force in Iraq had exactly the results that the hon. Gentleman ...
Crispin Blunt | 474 c642 (Link to this contribution) Is the Secretary of State as dismayed and embarrassed as I am that a large number of the criminal fo...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c642 (Link to this contribution) With respect, the elements of the hon. Gentleman's question do not follow in the way that he suggest...
Bernard Jenkin | 474 c642 (Link to this contribution) May I remind the Secretary of State of what the Select Committee on Defence heard last time we were ...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c641 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman asks what ““in extremis”” support is. It is support provided to Iraqi security fo...
Edward Leigh | 474 c641 (Link to this contribution) What did the Secretary of State's words mean, when he referred to marking time and sending in artill...
Patrick Mercer | 474 c643 (Link to this contribution) How much does the Secretary of State see the hand of Iran in the fighting of the past few days? What...
Mike Gapes | 474 c635 (Link to this contribution) As the Secretary of State said, our forces in Iraq continue to play a vital role in support of the d...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c642 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that I would be able to assist our troops in the circumstances that they face in Basr...
Viscount Hailsham | 474 c641-2 (Link to this contribution) Does not the statement we have heard demonstrate the folly of the policy on which we have embarked? ...
Lord Browne of Ladyton | 474 c638 (Link to this contribution) I am well aware of my hon. Friend's views on these matters, and he and the House are well aware of m...
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Iraq Basra
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