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Further to the question from the Chairman of the Defence Committee, much of the logistic support and leadership of the Afghan insurgency remains across the border in Pakistan. Does the Secretary of State agree
that the opportunity for a real settlement would be vastly improved if the Pakistanis were prepared...
Further to the question from the Chairman of the Defence Committee, much of the logistic support and leadership of the Afghan insurgency remains across the border in Pakistan. Does the Secretary of State agree
that the opportunity for a real settlement would be vastly improved if the Pakistanis were prepared...
The Afghan forces have improved their capability year on year, but there are still challenges in logistics and equipment. I am told that there are no plans for us to pass over or gift any equipment to the Afghans—even some of the more theatre-specific equipment that we have acquired over...
The Afghan forces have improved their capability year on year, but there are still challenges in logistics and equipment. I am told that there are no plans for us to pass over or gift any equipment to the Afghans—even some of the more theatre-specific equipment that we have acquired over...
Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating 12th Mechanized Brigade on the degree of transition that it achieved over the summer? He will know that it will be marching to Parliament later today. How far we are down the road to the total transition that we need to achieve by the end of 2014, and what impact is the current spate of “green on blue” attacks having on our ability to carry out that transition?
Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating 12th Mechanized Brigade on the degree of transition that it achieved over the summer? He will know that it will be marching to Parliament later today. How far we are down the road to the total transition that we need to achieve by the end of 2014, and what impact is the current spate of “green on blue” attacks having on our ability to carry out that transition?
I am happy to join the right hon. Gentleman in congratulating 12 Mechanized Brigade on the considerable advances that have been made over the past six months. For all that we read in the media, and for all the siren voices attempting to tell us something different, the evidence on the ground is that steady progress is being made. Incidents of violence continue but are increasingly outside the population centres, and life in much of Helmand is increasingly returning to normal, with bazaars reopening, schools operating and health centres being constructed. Of course, the current spate of green on blue attacks has a significant impact, but I am confident that we will not allow it to deter us from our mission.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of progress in reducing the levels of corruption in Afghanistan since 2011.
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of progress in reducing the levels of corruption in Afghanistan since 2011.
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Afghanistan continues to face high levels of corruption and ranks 180 out of 183 countries on Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The UK is helping the Afghan Government tackle corruption across a range of areas, including reducing the scope for misuse of public funds and supporting law enforcement. We are also helping to strengthen Afghan civil society organisations to hold the government to account.
The UK Government welcomes the anti-corruption commitments the Government of Afghanistan made at the Tokyo development conference on 8 July 2012. These include holding those responsible for the Kabul Bank crisis to account, and recovering the lost funds. The Government of Afghanistan also committed to a
more accountable and transparent mining sector, a key source of future revenue. President Karzai's Executive Order of 26 July 2012 will also help strengthen the Government's anti-corruption efforts by tackling issues of nepotism in recruitment and instructing line ministries to develop plans to reduce the scope for corruption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment his Department has made of progress in reducing opium production in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment his Department has made of progress in reducing opium production in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
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We are awaiting the findings of the full 2012 report. However, the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its last opium risk assessment in April, predicting no increase in cultivation this year in the two provinces which produce the vast majority of Afghanistan's opium.
The UNODC's most recent Afghan Opium Survey, published in October 2011, reported that opium poppy cultivation rose nationally by 7% in 2011 compared to 2010. Cultivation fell by 3% in Helmand Province, the most prolific opium producing province in Afghanistan, which was the third successive annual decrease in cultivation there.
It is difficult to assess the overall levels of progress, but the UK. remains committed to supporting the Afghan Government to make progress on its National Drug Control Strategy. Together with international partners, the UK is pursuing a comprehensive approach to tackling the Afghan drugs trade which addresses security, economic and rural development, as well as law enforcement. Working with international and regional partners, for example through the Paris Pact and the Istanbul Process, we are seeking to improve cooperation on tackling the drugs trade, the trade in precursor chemicals, target illegal financial flows and reduce demand in the region and worldwide.
The Prime Minister talks about the continued importance of NATO and about some of the things that have been agreed, but the agreed changes are largely peripheral and the need for reform is profound. Is there not a danger that the understandable focus on the economic crisis is sucking the...
The Prime Minister talks about the continued importance of NATO and about some of the things that have been agreed, but the agreed changes are largely peripheral and the need for reform is profound. Is there not a danger that the understandable focus on the economic crisis is sucking the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work his Department has undertaken to determine the (a) size, (b) structure and (c) role of British personnel in Afghanistan after 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work his Department has undertaken to determine the (a) size, (b) structure and (c) role of British personnel in Afghanistan after 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their US counterparts on the role of British personnel in Afghanistan after 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their US counterparts on the role of British personnel in Afghanistan after 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there will be any conditions attached to the withdrawal of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there will be any conditions attached to the withdrawal of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the decision to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan in line with the timetable set out for the withdrawal of combat troops was discussed within the National Security Council; and on what dates these discussions took...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the decision to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan in line with the timetable set out for the withdrawal of combat troops was discussed within the National Security Council; and on what dates these discussions took...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects of the decision to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects of the decision to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the decision was taken to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan in line with the timetable set out for the withdrawal of combat troops; and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials were involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the decision was taken to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan in line with the timetable set out for the withdrawal of combat troops; and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials were involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the ethnic composition of the (a) Afghan National Army and (b) Afghan National Police Force; and how representative each is of the ethnic composition of Afghanistan as a whole.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the ethnic composition of the (a) Afghan National Army and (b) Afghan National Police Force; and how representative each is of the ethnic composition of Afghanistan as a whole.
| ANP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||
| Pashtun | Tajik | Hazara | Uzbek | Others | |
| Officer | 41 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Non-commissioned officer | 31 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Patrolmen | 47 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Total force | 43 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| National population average | 44 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| ANA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||
| Pashtun | Tajik | Hazara | Uzbek | Others | |
| Officer | 40 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| NCO | 50 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Soldier | 43 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| Total force | 45 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| National population average | 44 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
I welcome the Secretary of State to his position. Is he yet able to say anything to the House about the Government's policy on the need for co-ordination across the whole of ISAF of the draw-down of troops between now and 2014 towards the end of the combat mission? I...
I welcome the Secretary of State to his position. Is he yet able to say anything to the House about the Government's policy on the need for co-ordination across the whole of ISAF of the draw-down of troops between now and 2014 towards the end of the combat mission? I...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Afghan Village Stability Operations; and what support his Department has provided to such operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Afghan Village Stability Operations; and what support his Department has provided to such operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Afghan Local Police Programme; and what support his Department has provided to this programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Afghan Local Police Programme; and what support his Department has provided to this programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which elements of the Royal Marines are deployed on operations in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which elements of the Royal Marines are deployed on operations in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the Afghan High Council for Peace in negotiating a political reconciliation with the Taliban.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the Afghan High Council for Peace in negotiating a political reconciliation with the Taliban.