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Topical debate on Thursday, 6 November 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Bill Rammell. The answering member was Keith Simpson.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Topical debate on the political and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
482 c374-97 
Session
2007-08
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions
Speaker | 482 c382 (Link to this contribution) Order. I remind Members that Mr. Speaker has imposed a 10-minute time limit on Back-Bench speeches.
Bill Rammell | 482 c375 (Link to this contribution) I give way briefly, but then I want to make progress.
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John Battle | 482 c375-6 (Link to this contribution) Some International Development Committee members recently visited Goma, and I would like to put a po...
Bill Rammell | 482 c376 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend, who has huge experience in this area, is absolutely right that we must have a ...
Judy Mallaber | 482 c376 (Link to this contribution) Can my hon. Friend confirm that President Kagame will definitely attend the Heads of State meeting i...
Bill Rammell | 482 c375 (Link to this contribution) With respect, the hon. Gentleman is getting way ahead of himself. I have been keen in the statement ...
Bill Rammell | 482 c376 (Link to this contribution) My understanding is that he will attend that critically important meeting tomorrow. My noble Friend ...
Shailesh Vara | 482 c376 (Link to this contribution) Given that Britain is a substantial donor to the nine countries that border the Democratic Republic ...
Bill Rammell | 482 c376-7 (Link to this contribution) I believe that we have a role to play, which is why the Foreign Secretary attended the meeting, alon...
Chris Mullin | 482 c377 (Link to this contribution) With the best will in the world—not always present in the Congo—there is no way that the Congolese a...
Ed Davey | 482 c378 (Link to this contribution) Further to the Minister's reply to the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin), Alan Doss, th...
Bill Rammell | 482 c378 (Link to this contribution) We are certainly keeping the situation under review, listening to advice on the ground and seeking t...
Bill Rammell | 482 c378 (Link to this contribution) I will give way briefly, but then I really must make some progress.
Bill Rammell | 482 c378 (Link to this contribution) And numbers, but I believe that we need to put all our efforts behind ensuring that MONUC succeeds.
Bill Rammell | 482 c377-8 (Link to this contribution) As I said earlier this week—I think in direct response to questioning by my hon. Friend the Member f...
Keith Simpson | 482 c379-80 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the opportunity to debate this topic, following our short exchange earlier in the week und...
Simon Hughes | 482 c378-9 (Link to this contribution) This country will welcome the Government's response, but there are many refugees from the Congo here...
Bill Rammell | 482 c379 (Link to this contribution) We certainly do not make a practice of sending people back if they will be at risk as a result, but ...
Bill Rammell | 482 c374 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move,"That this House has considered the matter of the political and humanitarian situation...
Jeremy Corbyn | 482 c375 (Link to this contribution) Is the Minister prepared to search for any information on the links between the mining industry, the...
Bill Rammell | 482 c375 (Link to this contribution) I understand the point that my hon. Friend is making. That is one of the reasons why we have pushed ...
David Drew | 482 c374 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister agree that the problems of the DRC and the ongoing conflict between the Hutus and ...
Bill Rammell | 482 c374-5 (Link to this contribution) I agree with my hon. Friend that there is a wider issue. Certainly, the role of the African Union is...
Andrew Murrison | 482 c375 (Link to this contribution) I am slightly alarmed that the Minister has mentioned military force. Will he itemise which elements...
Ivan Lewis | 482 c396-7 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman. Indeed, his hon. Friend the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpso...
Hugh Bayley | 482 c393-5 (Link to this contribution) It is clear to me that there will be no end to the violence in the eastern Congo until the root caus...
Judy Mallaber | 482 c391-3 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry) made a very interesting and important speech. I think that...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 482 c396 (Link to this contribution) The humanitarian aid that the Minister has announced and consolidated today is highly welcome, but d...
Ivan Lewis | 482 c395-6 (Link to this contribution) I think that all Members would agree that today's debate is welcome and timely. Sadly, the circumsta...
Tony Baldry | 482 c389-91 (Link to this contribution) No hon. Member would dissent from the assertion of the hon. Member for Islington, North (Jeremy Corb...
Jeremy Corbyn | 482 c386-9 (Link to this contribution) I wish to put on record my thanks to the Leader of the House for choosing this subject for a topical...
Ed Davey | 482 c385-6 (Link to this contribution) I think that it would have to work with the UN force. Ideally, I would like MONUC to be reinforced a...
Jeremy Corbyn | 482 c385 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman make it clear whether he is suggesting that an EU force replace the UN force...
Ed Davey | 482 c385 (Link to this contribution) The whole House is indebted to the hon. Member for Falkirk (Mr. Joyce), not just for sharing his kno...
Eric Joyce | 482 c382-5 (Link to this contribution) I hope not to speak for as long as 10 minutes. I have listened carefully to the speeches of my hon. ...
Keith Simpson | 482 c380-2 (Link to this contribution) I shall come to that shortly. There have been reports of MONUC soldiers' being implicated in the tr...
Hugh Bayley | 482 c380 (Link to this contribution) I was interested by what the hon. Gentleman said about the EU's contingency plans for the deployment...
Keith Simpson | 482 c380 (Link to this contribution) I think my hon. Friend will recognise that two issues are involved. One is the composition of the Un...
Philip Hollobone | 482 c380 (Link to this contribution) I am following my hon. Friend's remarks with great interest. The MONUC force is made up of 17,000 so...
Subjects
Armed conflict Human rights Humanitarian aid Politics and government United Nations Violence African Union Internally displaced people Democratic Republic of the Congo UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo Humanitarian situation Ceasefires
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