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Lords motion to take note of the security and political situation in Iraq. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Baroness Warsi
Answering member
Lord Bach
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Debates
Date
25 June 2014
Reference
754 cc1315-1344
House
House of Lords

Lords motion to take note of recent developments in Syria and the Middle East. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Baroness Warsi
Answering member
Lord Bach
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Debates
Date
27 February 2014
Reference
752 cc1013-1075
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much legal aid was paid to the solicitor Phil Shiner or his associates for cases against Her Majesty's armed forces brought by foreign nationals in Iraq and Afghanistan in the European Court of Human Rights using legal aid paid for by the United Kingdom.

Asked by
Lord Vinson (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 December 2009
Reference
176; 715 c89-90WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought cases in the European Court of Human Rights against Her Majesty's armed forces using legal aid paid for by the United Kingdom.

Asked by
Lord Vinson (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 December 2009
Reference
175; 715 c89-90WA
House
House of Lords
Whether any British citizens have been held in United States prison ships since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
Asked by
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c156
House
House of Lords
My Lords, Her Majesty’s Government are not aware of any cases where British citizens have been held on US naval vessels since the start of operations in Iraq in 2003.
Answered by
Lord Bach (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c156
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I hope that the House will understand that it is hard to prove a negative. The Government are not aware of any cases such as those referred to, but it is not possible to offer a categorical assurance that this has not happened without our knowledge. Of course, if noble Lords are aware of any British citizens who have been unlawfully held on a naval vessel by the United States, they should provide this information to the Government as a matter of urgency so that it can be investigated. The House will know that my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary, following the declarations of 15 February and the Statement made in both Houses on 21 February, has written to the Secretary of State in the United States with a number of questions about these matters.
Answered by
Lord Bach (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c157
House
House of Lords
My Lords, indeed, and that is what we do say to our American friends. I reject any assertion that we can no longer trust the United States on these matters. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary made it absolutely clear on 21 February that we do not believe that we should conduct foreign policy with our most important bilateral partner on the basis of disbelief or a presumption of deceit. The US gave us its earlier assurances in good faith and we accepted those assurances and referred to them publicly in good faith. When the United States realised that a mistake had been made, it came to us directly, without delay.
Answered by
Lord Bach (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c157-8
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it is extremely unsatisfactory if that is what happens. The British Government’s policy is quite clear: we unreservedly condemn torture—what the noble Lord is suggesting is akin to torture—including any extraordinary rendition to torture. We have always condemned torture. The UK Government, including their intelligence and security agencies, never use torture for any purpose, including obtaining information, nor would we instigate action by others to do so. That is what we say to our friends and allies.
Answered by
Lord Bach (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c158
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness that there have been stories around this issue for many years and many suggestions have been made. It was for that reason, among others, following what happened in February, that the Foreign Secretary wrote to Secretary Rice to clarify a number of specific issues. These included the question raised by the noble Baroness whether detainees were ever held on ships outside the territorial water of Diego Garcia but perhaps supplied from the island. There is, as yet, no response to that letter. There will be a response. I will tell the noble Baroness if and when a response comes.
Answered by
Lord Bach (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c157
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am afraid that I cannot tell the noble Earl what they say, but of course I will look up the information and write to him. However, I suspect that he probably knows the answer to the question that he has raised.
Answered by
Lord Bach (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
702 c158
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 22 March 2005, 671 c22WA, what was the tonnage of sarin and cyclosarin involved in the fall-out from the bombing by United States forces of Iraq's chemical arms depots at Khamisiyah in March 1991. [HL 2006]. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
671 c99WA; HL 2006
House
House of Lords

What is the total cost to the United Kingdom of the military engagement in Iraq. [HL 1397]. - Inc table.

Asked by
Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
671 c37WA; HL 1397
House
House of Lords

What precautions they intend to take to protect British service personnel from missile attacks during airborne transit movements in Iraqi war zones. [HL 1671].

Asked by
Lord Dykes (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
671 c38WA; HL 1671
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Bach on 27 January 2005, 668 c58WA on "Khamisyiah: Nerve Agents", whether they were then aware that the United States Government Accountability Office had concluded that, given the "uncertainties in source term data and divergences in model results, the United States Department...

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 2005
Reference
671 c21WA; HL 1761
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Bach on 27 January 2005, 668 c58WS on "Khamisyiah: Nerve Agents", what information they have on the amount of sarin and cyclosarin stored at sites destroyed by the Khamisyiah detonation [HL 1763].

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 2005
Reference
671 c22WA; HL 1763
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Bach on 27 January 2005, 668 c58WA on "Khamisyiah: Nerve Agents". whether the Ministry of Defence was then aware of the results of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's work on modelling the Khamisyiah detonation; and whether they plan to respond, as those results...

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 2005
Reference
671 c21-2WA; HL 1762
House
House of Lords

How much of the estimated £8.5 million spent by the Ministry of Defence on research into Gulf War illnesses has been spent on the effects on British troops of fall out, including sarin and cyclosarin, from the destruction by United States forces of Iraq's chemical arms stored at Khamisiyah in...

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2005
Reference
670 c38WA; HL 1379
House
House of Lords

What surface-to-air missile systems currently pose a threat to coalition forces in Iraq. [HL 1328].

Asked by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 March 2005
Reference
HL 1328; 670 c14WA
House
House of Lords

How many of the United Kingdom's Armed Forces at present in Iraq are in tended accommodation; how many are in other temporary accommodation; and how many are in permanent accommodation. [HL 688]. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 2005
Reference
669 c167WA; HL 688
House
House of Lords