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Last week, the Foreign Secretary repeated the Prime Minister's claim that the Iraq inquiry had not been set up to establish civil or criminal liability. Does that mean that the Government propose to grant legal immunity to any witness who gives evidence to the inquiry—and if so, by what means?
Last week, the Foreign Secretary repeated the Prime Minister's claim that the Iraq inquiry had not been set up to establish civil or criminal liability. Does that mean that the Government propose to grant legal immunity to any witness who gives evidence to the inquiry—and if so, by what means?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 June 2009
I remember no discussion of legal immunity in our debate last week. We have a clear mandate for Sir John Chilcot to pursue a wide-ranging inquiry. He will do so, and I hope that he will publish in the not-too-distant future his views on how he is going to conduct his inquiry, covering all the issues that were raised in the debate last week. That is the right next step.
Subjects
Iraq Committee of Inquiry; Sudan; Military aid
Date
30 June 2009
Reference
495 c162
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Is it not time not only for tougher sanctions against the Sudanese Government, but for a much more effective arms embargo and for much better logistical support for the African Union mission in Sudan? Will the Prime Minister tell the other members of the G8 that we cannot afford another Rwanda?
Is it not time not only for tougher sanctions against the Sudanese Government, but for a much more effective arms embargo and for much better logistical support for the African Union mission in Sudan? Will the Prime Minister tell the other members of the G8 that we cannot afford another Rwanda?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 June 2007
It is precisely for that reason that, in part as a result of pressure from this Government, we have an African Union force in Sudan. We are giving it logistic support, but it is true that we need to do more, as I have already said. I am afraid that the arms embargo will not, in this instance, meet the issue. What will do so is building up the African Union’s peacekeeping capability. One of the things that we will discuss at the G8 is the progress that we have made since Gleneagles—for example, the UK has been involved in training some 11,000 peacekeepers in Africa. However, the only solution is a strong African Union peacekeeping force that can be deployed in such situations. Darfur has not slipped into being a Rwanda yet, but the right hon. and learned Gentleman is right—it is a parlous situation and it is essential that we take action, and we will be pressing for that action.
Subjects
G8; Peacekeeping operations; Sudan
Date
6 June 2007
Reference
461 c250
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I join the Prime Minister in his expressions of condolence and support for the relatives of those who have lost their lives in the service of our country. With 200,000 people killed and 2 million displaced from their homes, what can the people of Darfur expect from the G8?
I join the Prime Minister in his expressions of condolence and support for the relatives of those who have lost their lives in the service of our country. With 200,000 people killed and 2 million displaced from their homes, what can the people of Darfur expect from the G8?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 June 2007
I hope that they can expect a recommitment to sanctions if the Sudanese Government do not abide by the peace accord that has been set out and do not stop bombing their citizens. The Sudanese Government should also welcome the hybrid African Union-United Nations force as that is the only way that we will keep the combatants apart. In addition to that, it is important that rebel groups abide by the peace accord. I am sure that Darfur will be raised in the course of the G8.
Subjects
G8; Peacekeeping operations; Sudan
Date
6 June 2007
Reference
461 c250
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Prime Minister rightly said that Africa is a scar on the conscience of the world, and he made Africa the focus of the British presidency of the G8. With hundreds of thousands of people dead and 2 million displaced, have we not failed the people of Darfur?
The Prime Minister rightly said that Africa is a scar on the conscience of the world, and he made Africa the focus of the British presidency of the G8. With hundreds of thousands of people dead and 2 million displaced, have we not failed the people of Darfur?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 January 2006
The international community is failing people in Darfur, which is why it is so important that we take the measures that the Secretary of State for International Development and, indeed, the Government, have been pressing for. Those measures have got to include not just immediate humanitarian help, but making sure that the African Union peacekeeping force comes up to its full strength. The only way that the situation in Darfur is going to improve is when there are sufficient peacekeeping forces on the ground to keep the combatants apart, when the process of dialogue and peace takes place that we have been calling for, and, obviously, when the measures are in place to improve humanitarian help. So we have to do more, but we are doing more, and I should point out to the right hon. and learned Gentleman that we, as the British Government, have been leading the efforts in this area and will continue to do so.
Subjects
Armed conflict; Violence; Sudan; Darfur
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
441 c1424
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
But as we talk about these matters, the killing, violence and rape continue. Will the Prime Minister confirm that the UK and the Security Council will press for an increase in the size of the African Union force and ensure that it has a strengthened mandate? Will they also press for a commitment that it is fully funded, equipped and supported?
But as we talk about these matters, the killing, violence and rape continue. Will the Prime Minister confirm that the UK and the Security Council will press for an increase in the size of the African Union force and ensure that it has a strengthened mandate? Will they also press for a commitment that it is fully funded, equipped and supported?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 January 2006
We are doing precisely that. We have pressed for the AU peacekeeping force to be increased, and we fully support its proper funding. I am sure that the right hon. and learned Gentleman wants to be fair about this matter, so I can tell him that I think that this country can be very proud of what it has done in respect of Africa over the past few years. We have trebled our aid to Africa, and we have played a major part in getting aid obligations increased all around the world. We have also played a major part in securing debt relief. There is much else to be done, especially with regard to the killer diseases—HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and so forth—but over the past few years this country, in particular through the Department for International Development, has led the way in bringing change to Africa.
We will continue to do our best in respect of Sudan, where I agree that the situation is very serious, but I think that this country should be proud of what it has done.
Subjects
Armed conflict; Violence; Sudan; Darfur
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
441 c1424
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to the Deputy Prime Minister for his positive response. He will know that, of all the crises on the African continent, the situation in Darfur is particularly grave. Disease, hunger and violence kill thousands every month. Does he agree that the African Union force is too small and its mandate too weak to have a decisive impact? Does not the situation now demand the swift deployment of an expanded and properly resourced African Union force with a new and unequivocal mandate to protect civilians and enforce peace? With four permanent members at Gleneagles, will the Government seek agreement to take that proposal to the Security Council?
I am grateful to the Deputy Prime Minister for his positive response. He will know that, of all the crises on the African continent, the situation in Darfur is particularly grave. Disease, hunger and violence kill thousands every month. Does he agree that the African Union force is too small and its mandate too weak to have a decisive impact? Does not the situation now demand the swift deployment of an expanded and properly resourced African Union force with a new and unequivocal mandate to protect civilians and enforce peace? With four permanent members at Gleneagles, will the Government seek agreement to take that proposal to the Security Council?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 July 2005
When I entered the House in 1970, my first trip abroad was to the Sudan, where there was a civil war. People talk about the civil war in Sudan as if it started in the 1980s but in fact it had been raging well before then. There is a terrible tragedy in Sudan, but it is possible to identify Darfur with even worse atrocities. We are providing military and financial assistance and other help. Criticisms have been made of the African Union's involvement and whether it is adequate. That is being considered by the United Nations, and we will give whatever support we can.
Subjects
Sudan
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
436 c297
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
While accepting that the circumstances of no two countries are ever exactly the same, does the Minister see some parallels between what is happening in Sudan and what is happening in Zimbabwe—oppressive Governments abusing the human rights of their citizens, rendering thousands homeless and exposing millions to the possibility of starvation? At Gleneagles we shall talk of lifting people out of poverty. Should we not be considering how we can protect the people of Africa, particularly in Sudan and Zimbabwe, or must we stand by, impotent and frustrated, while their very lives and dignity are taken from them by their own Governments?
While accepting that the circumstances of no two countries are ever exactly the same, does the Minister see some parallels between what is happening in Sudan and what is happening in Zimbabwe—oppressive Governments abusing the human rights of their citizens, rendering thousands homeless and exposing millions to the possibility of starvation? At Gleneagles we shall talk of lifting people out of poverty. Should we not be considering how we can protect the people of Africa, particularly in Sudan and Zimbabwe, or must we stand by, impotent and frustrated, while their very lives and dignity are taken from them by their own Governments?
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 June 2005
There are parallels, of course, and the right hon. and learned Gentleman is right to point to the need for protection. Security and protection is a core part of what we want to see achieved. We hope that at Gleneagles we can draw up a comprehensive package that will see more support provided to the African Union. Where the African Union has deployed its forces in Sudan, it has been successful in bringing about a far more peaceful situation. We need to see more of that.
Subjects
Armed conflict; Africa; Sudan
Date
21 June 2005
Reference
435 c642
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on UK's position in the UN on Darfur and deployment of troops for peace keeping operations.
Supplementary on UK's position in the UN on Darfur and deployment of troops for peace keeping operations.
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 April 2005
Subjects
Armed conflict; Sudan
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
432 c1246
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many high-risk products/dual use pathogens and component materials related to the production of chemical and biological warfare capabilities have been refused export licenses to (a) Israel, (b) Egypt and (c) Sudan since the implementation of the her Department's Dual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many high-risk products/dual use pathogens and component materials related to the production of chemical and biological warfare capabilities have been refused export licenses to (a) Israel, (b) Egypt and (c) Sudan since the implementation of the her Department's Dual...
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nigel Griffiths
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 October 2002
For answer on
7 November 2002
Answered on
7 November 2002
Mr. Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many high-risk products/dual use pathogens and component
materials related to the production of chemical and biological warfare capabilities have been refused export licenses to (a) Israel,
(b) Egypt and (c) Sudan since the implementation of the her Department's Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations in 2001.
[79196]
Nigel Griffiths: The export of dual use pathogens is controlled under entries 1C351, 1C352, 1C353 and 1C354 of Council Regulations
(EC) 1334/2000 and 1C992 of the Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations of 2000. The Dual Use Items (Export Control) Regulations
2000 came into force on 28 September 2000.
Between 28 September 2000 and 25 October 2002, no Standard Individual Export Licence applications or Open Individual Export Licence
applications were refused, for items with the above ratings, where the end users were in Israel, Egypt or Sudan.
Subjects
Chemical and biological warfare; Export controls; Israel; Sudan; Egypt; Dual use goods and technologies
Date
7 November 2002
Reference
392 c732W;392 c760W; 79196
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) chemical and biological weapons research programmes being undertaken and (b) stocks of such weapons held by (i) Iran, (ii) Syria, (iii) Libya, (iv) China, (v) North Korea and (vi) Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) chemical and biological weapons research programmes being undertaken and (b) stocks of such weapons held by (i) Iran, (ii) Syria, (iii) Libya, (iv) China, (v) North Korea and (vi) Sudan.
Asked by
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Tony Lloyd
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 March 1998
For answer on
16 March 1998
Answered on
16 March 1998
Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of
the (a) chemical and biological weapons research programmes being undertaken and (b) stocks of such weapons held by (i) Iran, (ii)
Syria, (iii) Libya, (iv) China, (v) North Korea and (vi) Sudan; and if he will make a statement. [33944]
Mr. Tony Lloyd: Assessments of this type are based on intelligence material on which it has been the practice of successive
governments not to comment.
In the case of Iraq, the information we have supplied about chemical and biological weapons is based on material published by
UNSCOM. Nothing comparable exists for these other countries.
Subjects
Chemical and biological warfare; Defence; Chemical weapons; Biological weapons; China; Nuclear weapons; Research; Sudan; Iran; Syria; Libya; North Korea
Date
16 March 1998
Reference
33944; 308 c471W
House
House of Commons