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Business of the House

Today is the birthday of a towering figure in British public life who has served the country for decades and is a pillar of the constitution, so may I wish the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee a very happy birthday? May I also pay warm tribute to Victoria Wood?...
Member
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
21 April 2016
Reference
608 cc1063-5
House
House of Commons
Business of the House

Why aren’t you running?
Member
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 April 2016
Reference
608 c1065
House
House of Commons
Business of the House

I am not sure that the shadow Leader of the House is running either.

Let me deal with the specific points that the hon. Gentleman raised. On private Members’ Bills, the report is thoughtful, as I said earlier, and welcome. It gives us a lot of food for thought and we...
Member
Lord Grayling (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 April 2016
Reference
608 cc1065-6
House
House of Commons
Business of the House

Shakespearean words from the Bottom of the Labour party.

The Prime Minister will be in the Chamber shortly to speak on behalf of the Government on this occasion of the Queen’s 90th birthday, but what I wish to say today is that as the Lord President of the Council—the person who...
Member
Lord Grayling (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 April 2016
Reference
608 c1065
House
House of Commons
Iraq: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the position of trade unions in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 October 2011
Reference
75722; 533 c1183W
House
House of Commons
Trade Unions: Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on the role of trades unions in Iraq.
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 February 2011
Reference
37157; 522 c704W
House
House of Commons
Iraq: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on the position of trade unions in the electricity sector in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 September 2010
Reference
12012; 515 c218W
House
House of Commons
Iraq: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of Iraq on the effect of its recent ministerial decree regarding trade unions in the electricity industry.
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 September 2010
Reference
12010; 515 c218W
House
House of Commons
Iraq: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the position of trade unions in Iraq in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 September 2010
Reference
12011; 515 c218W
House
House of Commons
Topical Questions
We believe in not only the rights of trade unions in this country, but in the rights of trade unions in Iraq. At the heart of the Iraqi constitution is the right to organise in a free trade union, and I would certainly enter into discussions with my hon. Friend about how we make this a reality. When I visit Iraq at some stage over the next few months, I shall raise the point directly with the Iraqi Government.
Answered by
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 October 2009
Reference
497 c772-3
House
House of Commons
Topical Questions
It is now four years since the Iraqi Government took control of the assets of the Iraqi trade union movement. In the past week, they have seized even more control of the levers of power in the unions. Will the Secretary of State meet me and Iraqi trade unions to see whether we can find a way forward to give these people real support in a situation that should not be happening?
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2009
Reference
497 c772-3
House
House of Commons
Trade Unions: Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on trade union rights in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2009
Reference
497 c1380-1W; 293917
House
House of Commons
Topical Questions
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Date
20 October 2009
Reference
497 c772-3; 293928
House
House of Commons
Non-Governmental Organisations (Iraq)
I thank the Minister for that response. Is he aware that last year his Department withdrew funding from support for trade union development in Iraq because of the"““sectarian violence engulfing the country at the moment””?" Clearly, the security situation is better now. Will he agree to meet trade unions from Iraq and Britain to try to move the issue forward again?
Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
11 June 2008
Reference
477 c293
House
House of Commons
THREATENED ARREST OF TRADE UNIONISTS IN IRAQ

That this House expresses its concern at recent reports of the threatened arrests of trade union leaders in Iraq following strikes by oil pipeline workers this month; and calls upon the Government to support the statement by the General Secretary of the TUC to the Iraqi government that military intervention...
Primary sponsor
John McDonnell (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
11 June 2007
Reference
1659
House
House of Commons
TRADE UNION RIGHTS IN IRAQ

That this House expresses its deep concern at the reaction of the Iraqi government to the strike by Iraqi oil workers which began on 4th June; notes that on 5th June the Iraqi government issued an arrest warrant for the leaders of the oil workers' unions and that the Iraqi...
Primary sponsor
John McDonnell (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
11 June 2007
Reference
1658
House
House of Commons
Iraq
Given that I have spent a considerable amount of time talking to Iraqi trade unions on my several visits to Iraq, I agree that it is important that laws that militate against them be repealed as quickly as possible. I would like to press our diplomats in Baghdad to make more efforts to pressurise the Iraqi Government to repeal those laws. Secondly, does my hon. Friend agree that as the Iraqi trade unions are mainly non-sectarian they have an important role to play in the future reconciliation programme in Iraq, and that we should not underestimate the power of their membership to achieve what others, seemingly, are failing to achieve?
Asked by
Ann Clwyd (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
5 June 2007
Reference
461 c127
House
House of Commons
Iraq
Are the Government helping the Iraqi Government to meet one of the main concerns of Iraqi trade unions? Oil revenue that should be channelled into raising living standards is actually being siphoned off in large volumes to rich Gulf states as reparation for the first—not the second—Gulf war, including payments to companies that claim missed business opportunities at that time.
Asked by
Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
5 June 2007
Reference
461 c126-7
House
House of Commons
Iraq
The hon. Gentleman will know that measures were taken and decisions reached at the United Nations on the payment of reparations and on other forms of payment to account for the loss of property and profits and damage during the first Gulf war period and the invasion of Kuwait. I am sure he agrees that we should see an end to those payments, which have been going on for a long time and are draining revenue that should be used to build Iraq. The Government are doing everything they can to persuade Iraq’s neighbours in the Gulf to forgo those reparations so that reconstruction can take place.
Answered by
Kim Howells (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
5 June 2007
Reference
461 c126-7
House
House of Commons
Iraq
Yes, I agree entirely. Through the Department for International Development, we are providing funding for the International Centre for Trade Union Rights and have co-funded union training with Unison. The aim is to provide core training on the role of trade unions in the workplace and society, negotiating collective agreements, union organisation and, importantly, women’s involvement in trade unions.
Answered by
Kim Howells (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
5 June 2007
Reference
461 c126
House
House of Commons