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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department has made to provide support for soldiers with mental health problems following active service in Iraq.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2009

Reference

502 c1204W; 306949

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many private military and security companies are operating in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 April 2009

Reference

490 c1279W;490 c1275W; 245285

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department has allocated to Sadr City, Baghdad to improve (a) electricity, (b) sanitation and (c) medical facilities; what types of aid have been provided in each case; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 June 2008

For answer on

20 June 2008

Answered on

15 September 2008

The Department for International Development (DFID) is providing support to the people of Sadr City through contributions to UNICEF and to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).UNICEF has provided medical supplies both to the Directorate of Health and to medical facilities in Sadr City. They have provided safe water, hygiene materials and emergency health supplies to over 12,000 families and 3,000 individuals in Sadr City. Water tankering operations serve these families daily, as well as the three major hospitals and other health facilities in the city. UNICEF has also pre-positioned various supplies in medical facilities in the city—including basic health kits for up to 100,000 people—and distributed water purification tablets door-to-door.In Sadr City, ICRC provides food parcels, rice, and hygiene kits to vulnerable families and medical supplies to the Imam Ali general hospital. ICRC transport nearly 10,000 litres of drinking water to the city every day, and in Sadr City have repaired the Urfali water treatment plant—which provides clean water for 10,000 people—and the Al-Rashad psychiatric hospital, the largest health centre in Iraq.ICRC's humanitarian assistance to Sadr City is funded from their core Iraq budget, to which DFID has provided £7 million in 2008. Similarly, UNICEF's work in Sadr City is funded from the UN Consolidated Appeal for Iraq, to which DFID has provided £5 million in 2008.In a wider sense, DFID is encouraging the Government of Iraq to take a lead in providing for the welfare of their own people. In line with this, the Government of Iraq has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the regeneration of Sadr City—with a budget of $100 million—which is responsible for both regeneration and delivery of essential services to Sadr City, including electricity.

Date

15 September 2008

Reference

213365; 479 c2165W

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of Iraqi insurgents his Department estimates to be (a) Ba'athists, (b) Nationalists, (c) Kurdish Worker Party members, (d) the Salafi, (e) Badr Organisation members and (f) Mahdi Army members; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2008

Reference

479 c171W;479 c169W; 218023

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on a status of forces agreement permitting US forces to establish permanent military bases in Iraq and granting US forces immunity from Iraqi law; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 June 2008

Reference

478 c534W;478 c536W; 213355

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for recent trends in the levels of violence in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 June 2008

Reference

213367; 478 c533-4W;478 c535-6W

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on development of a mainstream political party by Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq if the Mahdi Army disbands; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 June 2008

Reference

478 c534W;478 c536W; 213366

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Polish, (b) Ukrainian, (c) Pakistani and (d) Sri Lankan national military personnel are undertaking active service with UK armed forces in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 June 2008

Reference

477 c1095W; 211187

House

House of Commons

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government contracts with British and Iraqi contractors comply with British and international law and are publicly accountable and transparent; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 June 2008

Reference

477 c924W; 211189

House

House of Commons

Asylum/Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers whose applications were refused since 1992 were originally from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Kosovo, (c) Iraq, (d) European Community states, (e) European Accession states, (f) Latin America, (g) Asia and (h) Africa.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 February 2006

For answer on

6 February 2006

Answered on

8 February 2006

The following table show refusals of asylum at initial decision for nationals of Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq, EU Accession states (excludes Malta), Americas (includes small numbers from USA and Canada), Far East and Africa from 1992 to September 2005 where available. It is impossible to determine whether these nationals were originally from these countries or areas.Refusals of asylum for nationals of EU countries (prior to the inclusion of the EU Accession states in May 2004) could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Information on asylum initial decisions is published quarterly and annually. Copies are available from the Library of the House and on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at:http://homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.

Refusals1, 2 of asylum, exceptional leave, discretionary leave and humanitarian protection in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, 1992 to September 2005
Number of refusals of principal applicants
	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Afghanistan	10	25	10	40	50	75	65
Kosovo	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	255	15	130
Iraq	40	30	45	50	60	110	90
EU Accession states	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,445	2,335	3,035
Africa	14,550	6,675	7,695	11,155	15,950	11,740	5,465
Americas	45	115	555	435	710	1,385	1,905
Far East	2,615	2,405	4,825	5,750	9,475	9,225	7,335

Number of refusals of principal applicants
	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Afghanistan	90	1,515	2,545	3,300	3,375	2,225	755
Kosovo	130	6,460	4,845	1,215	820	625	245
Iraq	100	2,220	6,315	2,995	4,580	4,615	1,475
EU Accession states	1,375	6,360	3,515	2,960	560	235	25
Africa	2,875	11,780	21,020	17,745	18,825	14,730	6,735
Americas	350	2,900	1,885	1,770	1,835	810	380
Far East	4,415	21,600	25,010	16,415	14,960	10,245	4,690
Source: Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office, Asylum Statistics
⁽¹³⁾ Figures rounded to the nearest 5 with * = 1 or 2.
⁽¹⁴⁾ Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals, or other subsequent decisions.
⁽¹⁵⁾ Excludes cases where an application has been refused under the backlog criteria.
⁽¹⁶⁾ May include some cases where an application has been refused under the backlog criteria.
⁽¹⁷⁾ EU Accession states excludes Malta.
⁽¹⁸⁾ Americas include small numbers from USA and Canada.
⁽¹⁹⁾ Provisional figures.

Date

8 February 2006

Reference

49091; 442 c1264W;442 c1264W

House

House of Commons

Indebted Poor Countries

(4) what representations he has made to the (a) International Monetary Fund, (b) World Bank and (c) regional development banks to cancel debt owed to them by the world's poorest countries and to revalue gold reserves to finance cancellation; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 May 2005

For answer on

6 June 2005

Answered on

6 June 2005

The UK continues to be absolutely committed to the rapid and full implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative to ensure that it delivers maximum debt relief for the world's poorest countries.Many bilateral donors have joined the UK in providing 100 per cent. relief. However, multilateral institutions only provide relief at around half this level. The Chancellor and Secretary of State for International Development announced in September 2004 that the UK would pay our share (10 per cent.) of 100 per cent. debt service relief on all World Bank and African Development Bank loans for all post-Completion Point HIPCs. This relief will also be extended to all low-income countries with sufficiently robust public expenditure management to ensure it helps towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).The Chancellor discussed this proposal at the G7 Finance Ministers in London in February, and in Washington in April, where the G7 agreed that further debt relief is needed, and to the principle of up to 100 per cent. multilateral debt relief. We are working with G7 countries, the IMF and World Bank to put this principle into action. Canada and the Netherlands have announced that they will join the UK in providing their share of multilateral debt relief. We continue to urge other countries to join us in providing additional multilateral debt relief.Iraq is not eligible for the Highly Indebted Poor Countries' Initiative. The UK is in the process of reaching a bilateral agreement with Iraq to implement the terms of the debt relief package agreed between Paris Club creditors and representatives of Iraq on 21 November 2004; Paris Club creditors, including the UK, agreed to provide a total amount of debt reduction to Iraq of 80 per cent. in three phases.For IMF debt, we believe the IMF's gold reserves are an under-utilised resource that could be used to finance further debt relief by the IMF. IMF analysis of debt relief and gold sales show that sales of the magnitude which would be required to finance the UK's proposal for debt relief could if properly phased be accommodated by gold markets without significant difficulty, and fall well within the bounds set by official sellers of gold in recent years.

Date

6 June 2005

Reference

2140; 434 c291-2W;434 c293-4W

House

House of Commons

Indebted Poor Countries

(3) what representations he has made to other G8 and Paris Club Nations to pay 10 per cent. of the debt service owed by highly indebted poor countries to the World Bank and African Development Bank;

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 May 2005

For answer on

6 June 2005

Answered on

6 June 2005

Date

6 June 2005

Reference

2139; 434 c291-2W;434 c293-4W

House

House of Commons

Indebted Poor Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether the UK will pay debt service to the International Monetary Fund on behalf of the world's poorest countries; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 May 2005

For answer on

6 June 2005

Answered on

6 June 2005

Date

6 June 2005

Reference

1723; 434 c291-2W;434 c293-4W

House

House of Commons

Indebted Poor Countries

(2) how he will prioritise cancellation of Iraq's debt and that of other heavily indebted poor countries; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 May 2005

For answer on

6 June 2005

Answered on

6 June 2005

Date

6 June 2005

Reference

1724; 434 c291-2W;434 c293-4W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what practical means, with particular reference to air transport, has been arranged for failed asylum seekers to return to (a) Iraq and (b) Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

174250; 422 c1498W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Hertsmere of 2nd February 2004, Official Report, 417 c700W, on asylum seekers, how many failed Iraqi asylum seekers have been removed from the UK in each month since June 2003 for...

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 May 2004

For answer on

16 June 2004

Answered on

16 June 2004

Mr. Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison) of 2 February 2004, Official Report, column 700W, on asylum seekers, how many failed Iraqi asylum seekers have been removed from the UK in each month since June 2003 for which figures are available. [174755] Mr. Browne: Estimates of the number of nationals of Iraq who had sought asylum at some stage and who were removed from the UK from between July 2003 and March 2004--the latest date for which figures are available--are shown in the table. These figures include persons departing leaving the UK after the initiation of enforcement action against them, and persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes operated on our behalf by the International Organisation for Migration. Removals and voluntary departures1 of asylum applicants, excluding dependants, nationals of Iraq, July 2003 to March 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of principal applicants Nationality 2, 3, 4Iraq July 2003 20 August 2003 20 September 2003 15 October 2003 20 November 2003 20 December 2003 20 January 2004 60 February 2004 60 March 2004 90 Total July 2003 to March 2004 320 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes persons departing "voluntarily" after enforcement action had been initiated against them, persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organisation for Migration, and removals on safe third country grounds. 2 Figures may include a small number of dependants leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes. 3 Data have been estimated due to data quality issues. 4 Provisional figures. Note: Figures rounded to the nearest five and may not sum due to rounding. Migration, and removals on safe third country grounds. At present returns to Iraq are on a voluntary basis, but on 24 February 2004 my right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary announced that the UK was the first country to reach agreement with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq to begin enforced returns of unsuccessful Iraqi asylum seekers. A pilot scheme will allow thirty Iraqi nationals per month to be returned initially. We will commence returns when the practical arrangements are finalised. Information on the destination of these removals is not available except by examination of individual case- files at disproportionate cost. Information on the nationality of those asylum seekers who were removed from the UK between April and June 2004 will be available in August 2004 from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at ttp://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ rds/immigration1.html

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

174755; 422 c979-80W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the last five years have sought asylum from Iraq; and how many have been refused. - Inc tables.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 May 2004

For answer on

24 May 2004

Answered on

24 May 2004

Mr. Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the last five years have sought asylum from Iraq; and how many have been refused. [174337] Mr. Browne: The tables show applications and initial decisions and appeal decisions for nationals of Iraq, 1999-2003 where available. Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period, neither do appeal outcomes necessarily relate to decisions made in the same period. Asylum applications1 received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions2 on applications, 1999-2003: Nationals of Iraq Principal applicants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Applications3 Total Port In country Total initial decisions 1999 1,800 1,385 415 745 20004 7,475 1,920 5,555 5,530 20015 6,680 2,315 4,365 9,035 20026 14,570 1,525 13,045 11,905 20036 4,045 415 3,635 6,755 Initial decisionsCases considered under normal procedures7 Backlog clearance exercise Grants of Grants of ELR Grants of HP Grants of DL Total Grants of ELR Non asylum refusals under backlog compliance criteria4,8 refusals under backlog criteria8,9 1999 315 320 n/a n/a 100 5 10-- 20004 845 2,455 n/a n/a 2,220 10 10-- 20015 830 1,885 n/a n/a 6,315 n/a n/a 20026 715 8,195 n/a n/a 2,995 n/a n/a 20036 75 2,105 10-- 45 4,530 n/a n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures rounded to nearest 5 2 Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. 3 May exclude some cases lodged at Local Enforcement Offices between January and March 2000. 4 May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted. 5 Revised figures 6 Provisional figures 7 Cases considered under normal procedures may include some cases decided under the backlog criteria. 8 Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre `96 act asylum backlog. 9 May include a small number of cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds. 10 Equals 1 or 2 Outcome of appeals1,2 determined by adjudicators of the Immigration Appellate Authority, excluding dependants: Nationals of Iraq, 2001 to 2003 Number of principal appellants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Appeals determined by adjudicators2 Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn Total Total As percentage Total As percentage Total As percentage of determined of determined of determined 2001 1,655 445 27 1,065 64 145 9 20023 4,570 1,130 25 2,970 65 470 10 20033 5,400 495 9 4,465 8 445 8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures rounded to nearest 5 (except percentages). Figures may not add up due to independent rounding. Data on appeal outcomes by nationality in this table are derived from electronic sources. 2 Figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as the appellant. 3 Provisional figures Information on asylum applications, initial decisions and appeals are published in quarterly web pages, the next publication covering the first quarter of 2004 will be available on the 25 May 2004, and in the annual statistical bulletin Asylum Statistics United Kingdom. Copies of these publications and others relating to general immigration to the UK are available from the Library and from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate web site at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

174337; 421 c1405-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has made to the Agricultural Reconstruction and Development Programme for Iraq to ensure that poorer farmers do not suffer from higher prices for irrigation water; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 March 2004

Reference

157435; 418 c1074W;418 c1090W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what loans were made by the Government to the government of Iraq since 1979; how much has been repaid; how much is still owed; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

122671; 408 c573W;408 c571W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

What steps he will take as a result of the finding of the Scott Inquiry that the letter written to the honourable Member referred to in D.4.33 concerning changes in the Government's policy on the supply of arms to Iraq was misleading.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 1996

Reference

16954; 273 c655W

House

House of Commons

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