Ministerial statement on Friday, 18 January 2013, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton.

Algeria

Statement on the hostage crisis in Algeria.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 556 cc1162-1179
Session: 2012-13
Department: Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 cc1163-4 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the hostage crisis in Algeria an...; Ed Miliband | 556 cc1164-5 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. Let me say to him on behalf of the Opposition that ...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 cc1165-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his support and his words. He is right that there is no just...; Malcolm Rifkind | 556 c1166 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister will recall Churchill’s remark that north Africa is the “soft underbelly” of E...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1167 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. and learned Friend is right in both regards. Those who believe that there is a terr...; Geoffrey Robinson | 556 c1167 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for coming to the House. It is appropriate that he reported this grave...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1167 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. I think we were the first country in the wo...; Martin Horwood | 556 c1167 (Link to this contribution)
The EU military training mission in Somalia has achieved great success and there are similar plan...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1167 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is entirely right. These events demonstrate the importance of training missions an...; Angus Robertson | 556 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. This tragedy is touching families in a great many c...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign ...; Tony Baldry | 556 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
This terrorist atrocity was obviously some time in the planning. The terrorists needed to acquire...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very important point. We have to do everything we can with our partners, t...; Keith Vaz | 556 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
Further to the question from the hon. Member for Banbury (Sir Tony Baldry), the fight against int...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1168 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. We have good relations with countries such...; Bernard Jenkin | 556 c1169 (Link to this contribution)
May I commend my right hon. Friend’s statement? Is this not a sharp reminder that we live in a wo...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1169 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for what he has said. I think this is a reminder of two very clear points....; Helen Goodman | 556 c1169 (Link to this contribution)
This area is obviously extremely unstable. As the Prime Minister knows, Algeria has just emerged ...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1169 (Link to this contribution)
First, I want to praise our ambassador to Algeria and his staff, who have been working around the...; Bob Stewart | 556 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement telling us as much as he can about what has happen...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his question. The answer is yes, hostage negotiating experts are on st...; Jeremy Corbyn | 556 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. Obviously, the situation facing those in the gas pl...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
We have offered logistical and other assistance to the French, along the lines I have set out—C-1...; Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 556 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement to the House this morning. Algeria is one of the b...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
I think my hon. Friend is entirely right. Relations between Britain and Algeria are good, contact...; Mike Gapes | 556 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
May I thank the Prime Minister for his statement and ask him to reiterate the importance of the e...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
I think the hon. Gentleman puts the point extremely well. One of the most important things about ...; John Baron | 556 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
It is essential that we conduct an urgent review regarding the security of our people working in ...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1171 (Link to this contribution)
The answer I would give my hon. Friend is that we are constantly updating the threat that we face...; Gemma Doyle | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister referred to an offer of assistance from the consulate. Can he advise whether i...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
The consulate is involved. We have staff deployed in Algiers who want to travel further south to ...; Simon Hughes | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I associate my colleagues with his condolences and ...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
First, my right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We should keep the travel advice and information...; Jim Fitzpatrick | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
As part of the police parliamentary scheme, I spent time earlier this week with CO15, the counter...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
I have not read Ben Macintyre’s column, but I will try to do so later today. On policing, we see ...; Penny Mordaunt | 556 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for getting his priorities absolutely right. This is clearly a fast-mo...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1173 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for her comments. Our thoughts should be with the families. ...; Thomas Docherty | 556 c1173 (Link to this contribution)
Shortly before Christmas, the Chief of the Defence Staff proposed that one of the new infantry br...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1173 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent suggestion. The Chief of the Defence Staff has been looking...; Adam Afriyie | 556 c1173 (Link to this contribution)
May I commend the Prime Minister’s decisiveness, swift action and leadership in a difficult situa...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1173 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an important point about the role of the United Nations, and perhaps that en...; Nick Smith | 556 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
Can the Prime Minister please tell us more about the Government’s assessment of the links between...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
The best way to answer that question is to say that all of those organisations that are linked to...; Andrea Leadsom | 556 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
Is my right hon. Friend able to reassure the House that not only European but all north African G...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
I believe that I am. The reaction from all Governments across Europe, north Africa and the wider ...; Tom Greatrex | 556 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister has referred a couple of times to the fact that the oil and gas industry is an...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1174 (Link to this contribution)
First, as I said in my statement, we are working with all the oil companies and talking to them a...; Jake Berry | 556 c1175 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement to the House this morning. He referred to an agreeme...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1175 (Link to this contribution)
We hope that our ambassador and others in the diplomatic team will be able to travel further sout...; Frank Dobson | 556 c1175 (Link to this contribution)
May I join others in thanking the Prime Minister for his statement and for his clear understandin...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1175 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot give the right hon. Gentleman that assurance today. The Government make an ongoing asses...; Henry Smith | 556 c1175 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my right hon. Friend for his statement. This terrorist attack is likely to have been do...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1175 (Link to this contribution)
I do not think we can be certain about where this was planned. We know that there are real connec...; Robert Smith | 556 c1176 (Link to this contribution)
Oil and gas companies might seem big and remote, but the people who work for them are part of a c...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1176 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Many people from this country work in far-flung places to pro...; Stephen Phillips | 556 c1176 (Link to this contribution)
I also thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. He indicated that additional consular suppor...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1176 (Link to this contribution)
First, let me be clear that all the families caught up in this tragedy do have access to a police...; Kris Hopkins | 556 c1176 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. Following the apparent reluctance of Algeria to rec...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1177 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an important point, but there are difficulties with this. In the end, we hav...; Mark Reckless | 556 c1177 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Prime Minister on his calm and assured response throughout the crisis. In co-o...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1177 (Link to this contribution)
Cobra brings together officials from across government, the Ministry of Defence, our armed forces...; Harriett Baldwin | 556 c1177 (Link to this contribution)
To what extent does the intelligence confirm the supposition that the planning for this appalling...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1177 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend asks an important question. It is difficult to give a certain answer, but given th...; Philip Hollobone | 556 c1178 (Link to this contribution)
I commend the Prime Minister for his level-headed, energetic and resolute response to these devel...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1178 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s remarks. He makes an important point about how France and Brit...; Philip Davies | 556 c1178 (Link to this contribution)
Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley (Kris Hopkins), there might b...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1178 (Link to this contribution)
First, let me be clear: of course, we offered to help and assist the Algerians in any way we coul...; David Nuttall | 556 cc1178-9 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement this morning and for his calm, assured and dignified...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 556 c1179 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s remarks. The advice we have received is that there is a realis...
Subjects: British nationals abroad Hostage taking Terrorism British Petroleum Algeria
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