Ministerial statement on Thursday, 8 July 2021, in the House of Commons, led by Boris Johnson.

Afghanistan

Statement on the UK’s policy towards Afghanistan.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 698 cc1102-1120
Session: 2021-22
Department: Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Afghanistan: Development Aid
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Boris Johnson | 698 cc1103-5 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, I will make a statement on the UK’s policy towards Afghanistan. Twenty years ago...; Angela Rayner | 698 cc1104-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. First, may I give my apologies on ...; Boris Johnson | 698 cc1106-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the right hon. Lady for what she said and particularly the spirit in which ...; Tom Tugendhat | 698 c1107 (Link to this contribution)
May I first say thank you to the Prime Minister for coming and giving this statement himself? Thi...; Boris Johnson | 698 cc1107-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that the whole House will want to thank my hon. Friend for his service in Afghanistan a...; Ian Blackford | 698 cc1108-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat). We should l...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1109 (Link to this contribution)
Again, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for the spirit and the content of his remarks. On the sub...; Tobias Ellwood | 698 c1109 (Link to this contribution)
Decisions do not come any bigger for a Prime Minister than to send our armed forces to war, but w...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1109 (Link to this contribution)
I must caution my right hon. Friend that I do not think that is the right way forward at this sta...; Ed Davey | 698 c1110 (Link to this contribution)
Can I join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the role our armed forces have played in Afgha...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1110 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. We are going to continue to support the Afghan national security and defence forces, as I pl...; Iain Duncan Smith | 698 cc1110-1 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for coming to the House to make this statement. I agree that we clearl...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1111 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, as I said in my answers to the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and other Members who...; Jeremy Corbyn | 698 c1111 (Link to this contribution)
This has to be a day of reflection. We have spent billions of pounds in the war in Afghanistan, 4...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1112 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman. I am of course aware of what is happening in Tehran and the con...; Liam Fox | 698 c1112 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Having been in Afghanistan many times, I add my v...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1112 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend, who knows a great deal about Afghanistan and the problems it faces....; Hilary Benn | 698 c1112 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday the Prime Minister told the Liaison Committee that he was apprehensive about the future...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1112 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Obviously, the Taliban have for several years ...; Julian Lewis | 698 c1113 (Link to this contribution)
It sounds from that as if the Prime Minister is saying that if those groups go down that route ag...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1113 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his question. Afghanistan was never occupied, and nor is this an...; Andrew Mitchell | 698 c1113 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister very much for coming and making this difficult and important statement...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1113 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend. I know that this is a subject that he has returned to many times in...; Sarah Champion | 698 cc1113-4 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to thank the Prime Minister for recognising the amazing work that aid workers have d...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1114 (Link to this contribution)
This country remains, as I have just told the House, one of the biggest bilateral donors of aid t...; Richard Drax | 698 c1114 (Link to this contribution)
First, I pay tribute to and thank all those who served in Afghanistan so professionally and coura...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1114 (Link to this contribution)
A couple of quick points. It is important for my hon. Friends not to exaggerate our ability, by m...; Jim Shannon | 698 c1114 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for coming to the Chamber to make a statement. He noted the importance...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman and join him in paying tribute to the sacrifice of all serving men and...; Alun Cairns | 698 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
Three years ago I had the privilege of visiting Afghanistan and seeing the Welsh Guards in action...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
I share completely the feelings of my right hon. Friend and join him in thanking the men and wome...; Hywel Williams | 698 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
Now, with over a quarter of a million civilian lives lost, 457 British soldiers dead on Afghanist...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
No, I absolutely do not believe that the sacrifice of British troops over the past 20 years has b...; Andrew Murrison | 698 c1116 (Link to this contribution)
Given the high likelihood that China will now exploit the opportunity presented by the US departu...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1116 (Link to this contribution)
The Chinese are not as yet a very major player in Afghanistan, but my right hon. Friend is absolu...; Chi Onwurah | 698 c1116 (Link to this contribution)
The armed forces covenant states:
“Those injured in Service, whether physically or mentally...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1116 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely right to draw attention to the problems that veterans of conflicts ha...; Nusrat Ghani | 698 c1116 (Link to this contribution)
I join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the armed forces who have served in Afghanistan. O...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1117 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for her service in Afghanistan for the BBC World Service. I know that she ...; Lord Beamish | 698 c1117 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and join him in thanking all those who have served ...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1117 (Link to this contribution)
I know that the right hon. Gentleman understands the situation very well. It is not open, I do no...; Edward Leigh | 698 c1117 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister has been given a hard time today and I have a lot of sympathy for him because,...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1117 (Link to this contribution)
We will do whatever we can to ensure that we protect our diplomatic and development assistance, o...; Marion Fellows | 698 c1118 (Link to this contribution)
It is right today that we remember the sacrifices of our troops in Afghanistan. In his statement,...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1118 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot give the hon. Lady the answer to exactly how the increment in the Global Partnership for...; Zarah Sultana | 698 c1118 (Link to this contribution)
When Tony Blair shamefully led my party into the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, dutifully followin...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1118 (Link to this contribution)
As I said earlier, the circumstances in Afghanistan in 2001 demanded action. It was clear that th...; David Johnston | 698 c1119 (Link to this contribution)
Didcot in my constituency is the proud home of the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regi...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1119 (Link to this contribution)
I do; I pay tribute to their bravery and sacrifice. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge ...; Mohammad Yasin | 698 c1119 (Link to this contribution)
The Hazara community in Afghanistan is an extremely vulnerable religious minority, millions of wh...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1119 (Link to this contribution)
I understand the concerns that the hon. Gentleman has. He will understand the limits of what we c...; Bob Blackman | 698 c1119 (Link to this contribution)
I join the Prime Minister and others in paying tribute to our armed forces who have served in Afg...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1120 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his imaginative suggestion; it is one that I actually considered many ...; Jamie Stone | 698 c1120 (Link to this contribution)
Good afternoon, Madam Deputy Speaker; greetings from the far north of Scotland.
The Prime M...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1120 (Link to this contribution)
I associate myself completely with the hon. Gentleman’s views. I can tell him that that is why we...; Mark Fletcher | 698 c1120 (Link to this contribution)
I place on the record the same thanks as others have for the service and sacrifice of our armed f...; Boris Johnson | 698 c1120 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is completely right, and I know that his views are echoed in every corner of this ...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 698 c1120 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement.
Subjects: Armed forces Deployment Development aid Bomb disposal Women Education Immigration Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism USA Afghanistan NATO al Qaeda Taliban Home country nationals
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Afghanistan

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