20 Most Recent Stories From Paul Keetch's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Thu 3rd Jul 2008:

Members: Correspondence | Home Department | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letters of 11, 19 and 25 February and 11 March from the hon. Member for Hereford on his constituent, Mrs. Jane...

Mon 2nd Jun 2008:

Military Equipment | Defence | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the planning assumption of the average unit cost of (a) procurement and (b) through life support for a Joint Strike Fighter is; what changes there...

Armoured Fighting Vehicles | Defence | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he received from the French government in support of Nexter's bid to supply the Future Rapid Effect System utility vehicle...

Tue 13th May 2008:

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Commons debates.

The Foreign Office was rightly congratulated on its support following the tsunami; it provided consular support on the scene and at home. Today, I received a message from a constituent whose...

Thu 8th May 2008:

Defence in the World | Business of the House | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman knows that I have raised this issue with the Prime Minister. Would it not be a fitting tribute to our special forces if those helicopters, which were ordered by John Major and...

Defence in the World | Business of the House | Commons debates.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Falkland Islands, an overseas territory, does not possess its mineral rights—the UK still does. On the question of the Arctic, is it now Conservative...

Defence in the World | Business of the House | Commons debates.

Would the Secretary of State reflect on the fact that we are talking not about European troops deployed elsewhere, but about European troops in Europe? The achievement of British and European...

Defence in the World | Business of the House | Commons debates.

Will the Secretary of State give way?

Wed 2nd Apr 2008:

Zimbabwe | Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister | Commons debates.

In his discussions, has the Foreign Secretary had time to speak to President Seretse Khama Ian Khama, who was sworn in as President of Botswana only yesterday? I know that the President is a...

Tue 25th Mar 2008:

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

I apologise for missing the first minute of the hon. Gentleman's speech. I hope he is not taking the path that I think he is taking. Many people who join the armed forces join not as Scots,...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The right hon. and learned Member for Kensington and Chelsea set out the reasons why a humanitarian war might be justified. Kosovo springs to mind: it was...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

Not every Conservative, and I certainly pay tribute to those who were not. I want to make two more points. The right hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) said that we went off to fight the...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

As the hon. Gentleman mentions, that is exactly what the Red Cross says. I think that the aftermath of the war needs to be considered. We could have predicted it. People on the Liberal Democrat...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman is indeed right, and I was going to mention the fact that in the weeks after the attack on Iraq, in the ceremony in which children are named in Islam—forgive me for not...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman reminds me that it was Lady Eden who said that, and I am grateful to him for once again correcting an historical inaccuracy. There was a time in the run-up to the war when I...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. and learned Member for Medway (Mr. Marshall-Andrews), who made a fine speech. There have been many fine speeches from those arguing in favour of the motions,...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

I am grateful to my Chairman for giving way. Thanks to the procedures that we have in this House, we can now be texted by our constituents. One of mine is watching this debate in Basra, on the...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

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Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

If my hon. Friend speaks to senior members of Congress who were involved in the Baker review, they will tell him that Congress was able to carry out a thoughtful and full-ranging review of the US...

Iraq Inquiry | Opposition Day - [8th Allotted Day] | Commons debates.

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