Following on from what the Foreign Secretary has just said, does he accept that the situation in Zimbabwe has not arisen overnight, but that it has been developing over a long period? One of the reasons why there is such cynicism about the international community's reaction to Zimbabwe is that...

Following on from what the Foreign Secretary has just said, does he accept that the situation in Zimbabwe has not arisen overnight, but that it has been developing over a long period? One of the reasons why there is such cynicism about the international community's reaction to Zimbabwe is that...

My right hon. Friend mentioned Pakistan. Does he agree that it would be helpful to the Government of Pakistan if we could persuade our US allies to stop using unmanned aerial vehicles to attack civilian targets in that country?

My right hon. Friend mentioned Pakistan. Does he agree that it would be helpful to the Government of Pakistan if we could persuade our US allies to stop using unmanned aerial vehicles to attack civilian targets in that country?

If I understood the hon. Gentleman correctly, he said that the ““nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”” doctrine was a hindrance. May I remind him that we applied that doctrine in Northern Ireland? From my personal experience, I can tell him that had we not applied it, we would...

If I understood the hon. Gentleman correctly, he said that the ““nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”” doctrine was a hindrance. May I remind him that we applied that doctrine in Northern Ireland? From my personal experience, I can tell him that had we not applied it, we would...

I was interested to hear what the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) had to say about Afghanistan, because like the hon. Member for Pontypridd (Dr. Howells), he had ministerial experience of the issue. Obviously, it is well worth our learning from that experience. The number of times that Afghanistan...

I was interested to hear what the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) had to say about Afghanistan, because like the hon. Member for Pontypridd (Dr. Howells), he had ministerial experience of the issue. Obviously, it is well worth our learning from that experience. The number of times that Afghanistan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many rounds of ammunition were fired by UK armed forces in Afghanistan in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many rounds of ammunition were fired by UK armed forces in Afghanistan in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what bonuses were paid by his Department in 2007-08; to which members of staff; and for what purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what bonuses were paid by his Department in 2007-08; to which members of staff; and for what purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of UK armed forces are deployed in (a) Kabul and (b) Helmand province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of UK armed forces are deployed in (a) Kabul and (b) Helmand province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many attacks there were by insurgents against British armed forces in Helmand province in Afghanistan in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many attacks there were by insurgents against British armed forces in Helmand province in Afghanistan in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of the ordinance expended by UK armed forces in Afghanistan was in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of the ordinance expended by UK armed forces in Afghanistan was in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent steps the Government has taken to uphold the military covenant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent steps the Government has taken to uphold the military covenant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of helicopters used by British armed forces was contracted from private operators in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of helicopters used by British armed forces was contracted from private operators in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of casualties of (a) insurgents and (b) civilians in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of casualties of (a) insurgents and (b) civilians in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government is taking to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government is taking to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of (a) entertainment, (b) advertising and promotion and (c) public relations consultancy to his Department in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of (a) entertainment, (b) advertising and promotion and (c) public relations consultancy to his Department in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on upgrading its IT in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on upgrading its IT in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many agencies were sponsored by his Department in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 1997-98.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many agencies were sponsored by his Department in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 1997-98.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen and women were recruited to (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force in 2007-08; and how many left each service in the same period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen and women were recruited to (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force in 2007-08; and how many left each service in the same period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the most recent time projection is for the completion and commissioning of the two new aircraft carriers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the most recent time projection is for the completion and commissioning of the two new aircraft carriers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research has been carried out by his Department into the kinetic energy of hypersonic mass over the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research has been carried out by his Department into the kinetic energy of hypersonic mass over the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of British military engagement in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq was in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08;

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of British military engagement in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq was in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08;