Ministerial statement on Monday, 1 February 2010, in the House of Commons, led by David Miliband.

Afghanistan and Yemen

Statement on the Afghanistan conference that took place on 28 January and the Yemen meeting the previous day.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 505 c23-37
Session: 2009-10
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: David Miliband | 505 c32 (Link to this contribution) The figure that was used in the communiqué was 50 per cent., and that is the aim once the conditions...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 505 c26-8 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. Before turning to Afghanistan, may I ask a couple o...; David Miliband | 505 c23-6 (Link to this contribution) He is in Northern Ireland, actually. Our aim was to mobilise international resources—military and c...; Bernard Jenkin | 505 c23 (Link to this contribution) Where is he?; David Miliband | 505 c23 (Link to this contribution) Mr Speaker, with your permission I will make a statement on the Afghanistan conference that took pla...; Mike Gapes | 505 c31-2 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Foreign Secretary's statement on Yemen. On Afghanistan, I particularly welcome the app...; David Miliband | 505 c31 (Link to this contribution) I find myself in agreement—non-violent, I hasten to say—with the hon. Gentleman about the importance...; Ed Davey | 505 c30-1 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement, and for his courtesy in providing an advance copy. ...; David Miliband | 505 c28-30 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his broad welcome for the strategies that have been de...; Dennis Skinner | 505 c35 (Link to this contribution) Is the Foreign Secretary aware that, if we are to get out of this war, we must make bigger philosoph...; David Miliband | 505 c35 (Link to this contribution) The steps towards the shared goal of all parties in the House are: for the Afghans to take on lead s...; Angus Robertson | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) One thousand Scottish and Scottish-based service personnel are set to be deployed to Helmand in Apri...; David Miliband | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. I saw Speaker Qanuni in Kabul two weeks ago. It is fair to ...; Gordon Prentice | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) The Speaker of the Afghan Parliament told me last week that there are 107 political parties in Afgha...; Bernard Jenkin | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) As a member of the Defence Committee who recently visited Afghanistan, I can attest to the new sense...; David Miliband | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) All Members will have felt heart-wrenched by the video that was released yesterday. As I said this m...; Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) In view of the recently released video and the Foreign Secretary's presence in the Chamber today, is...; David Miliband | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) Yes. The communiqué issued after the meeting gave a rather wider range of factors. Obviously, the pr...; Paul Flynn | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) Is it sensible to try to fight bribery with bribery or corruption with corruption, as history proves...; David Miliband | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the right hon. Gentleman that the concept has not worked well. It was not formally buri...; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that I do not have to persuade the Foreign Secretary that if al-Qaeda were to become estab...; David Miliband | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) As I said today and last Thursday, comparing the effort that is being made to ensure that there is s...; Keith Vaz | 505 c32-3 (Link to this contribution) I declare my interest on Yemen. I thank the Foreign Secretary for holding the conference with the P...; David Miliband | 505 c32 (Link to this contribution) The short answer is no, the Russian Prime Minister did not make such an announcement. He made a posi...; Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) I welcome this statement. In the past, Britain has been the lead nation on counter-narcotics in Afgh...; David Miliband | 505 c33 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my right hon. Friend. He will know that a comprehensive assessment of the travel ne...; Malcolm Rifkind | 505 c32 (Link to this contribution) The day before the Afghanistan conference, the Russian Foreign Minister said that his Government wou...; Speaker | 505 c32 (Link to this contribution) Order. Fifteen further Members are seeking to catch my eye. I want as always to accommodate everybod...; David Miliband | 505 c37 (Link to this contribution) The honest answer is that I have more confidence than I had a year ago. The passage of the Kerry-Lug...; David Miliband | 505 c35 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate my hon. Friend's perspective. The military and civilian effort is in the service of a p...; David Tredinnick | 505 c35 (Link to this contribution) Do not the peace and reintegration programme and the Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund represent a ...; David Miliband | 505 c35 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will know from my speeches and those of the Prime Minister that the Government ha...; David Winnick | 505 c35-6 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend accept that there is growing impatience in this country with such a long-s...; David Miliband | 505 c36 (Link to this contribution) With the caveat that it must be led by the Afghan Government, we are in complete agreement on the ne...; Philip Hollobone | 505 c36 (Link to this contribution) Given that the Pakistani armed forces are configured for state-on-state conflict with India rather t...; David Miliband | 505 c36 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I think the Pakistani forces are being reconfigured to ...; David Cairns | 505 c36 (Link to this contribution) Other than the very welcome additional debt relief that my right hon. Friend mentioned in his statem...; David Miliband | 505 c36-7 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a very important point. He will know that the fall of some 22 per cent. in popp...; Bob Spink | 505 c37 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State join me in paying tribute to the Royal Anglian Regiment, which is servin...; David Miliband | 505 c34 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has taken a long-standing interest in the Afghan conflict and he and I have had r...
Subjects: Army Corruption Debts written off International assistance International Monetary Fund Local government Police Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism Training Security Sanctions Afghanistan Yemen al Qaeda Conferences Taliban
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Afghanistan and Yemen

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