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Williams of Crosby, Baroness (6)
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My Lords, I am sure that the whole House will be pleased about the three Chinooks being sent over the weekend and, in particular, I congratulate DfID on the active part that it has played. However, it took 11 days to make the decision to send the Chinooks—11 days in which literally hundreds of people who might have been saved died in Pakistan. If we believe in the battle for hearts and minds, what more effective way is there to win that battle than to show the Muslim community throughout the world that we care profoundly about those who suffer who are Muslim as well as those who are not?
My Lords, I am sure that the whole House will be pleased about the three Chinooks being sent over the weekend and, in particular, I congratulate DfID on the active part that it has played. However, it took 11 days to make the decision to send the Chinooks—11 days in which literally hundreds of people who might have been saved died in Pakistan. If we believe in the battle for hearts and minds, what more effective way is there to win that battle than to show the Muslim community throughout the world that we care profoundly about those who suffer who are Muslim as well as those who are not?
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Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
25 October 2005
My Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right to say that speed is of the essence in this matter. We should recognise that the United Kingdom responded extremely quickly, for example in the provision of a number of helicopters before the MoD Chinooks. In terms of the work that DfID has done, over £18 million has already been committed out of the £33 million that has been set aside, including a whole range of support, such as tents, global positioning systems and the UK search and rescue team, which has already made a dramatic impact on the ground. However, we must also recognise that taking something as complex as a Chinook helicopter into the terrain in which the disaster has taken place is no small task. The way in which the Ministry of Defence has been able to respond in deploying the helicopters—they are now deployed—is something on which it is to be congratulated. It takes time to do that, and it has been done in response to the need that has been described, as the situation has evolved on the ground.
Subjects
Deployment; Disaster relief; Helicopters; Pakistan; Earthquakes; Kashmir; Military aid; Iraq; Peacekeeping operations; Military aircraft; USA; Afghanistan
Date
25 October 2005
Reference
674 c1067
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether some of the helicopters deployed by the United Kingdom and the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq can be redeployed for a brief period to Kashmir, to move tents, blankets and food to homeless people before the onset of the Himalayan winter.
Whether some of the helicopters deployed by the United Kingdom and the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq can be redeployed for a brief period to Kashmir, to move tents, blankets and food to homeless people before the onset of the Himalayan winter.
Asked by
Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Drayson
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Procedure
Topical questions (HL)
For answer on
25 October 2005
Answered on
25 October 2005
My Lords, I can confirm that, in addition to C130 assets that are already committed, the MoD is deploying three heavy-lift Chinook helicopters, with accompanying personnel, in support of the Pakistan relief effort. There are no UK military helicopters deployed in Afghanistan, and those that are operating in Iraq are fully committed to ongoing operations, which include the current roulement of UK troops and various security tasks. The deployment of US assets is entirely a matter for the US Administration.
Subjects
Deployment; Disaster relief; Iraq; Helicopters; Peacekeeping operations; Pakistan; Military aircraft; USA; Afghanistan; Earthquakes; Kashmir; Military aid
Date
25 October 2005
Reference
674 c1066-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on the use of collective punishment and the tactics being used against insurgent civilians.
1st supplementary on the use of collective punishment and the tactics being used against insurgent civilians.
Asked by
Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 April 2004
Subjects
Armed forces; Demolition; Casualties; Civilians; Housing; Geneva Conventions; Iraq; Punishment; Peacekeeping operations; Security; Violence; Torture; USA; Rules of engagement
Date
27 April 2004
Reference
660 c684-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether the Coalition Provisional Authority is investigating the cases raised by Amnesty International in its recent report 'Iraq: One Year on', including allegations of torture, deliberate destruction of property and killing of unarmed civilians.
Whether the Coalition Provisional Authority is investigating the cases raised by Amnesty International in its recent report 'Iraq: One Year on', including allegations of torture, deliberate destruction of property and killing of unarmed civilians.
Asked by
Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
27 April 2004
Answered on
27 April 2004
Subjects
Armed forces; Demolition; Casualties; Civilians; Housing; Geneva Conventions; Iraq; Punishment; Peacekeeping operations; Security; Violence; Torture; USA; Rules of engagement
Date
27 April 2004
Reference
660 c684-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What discussions took place with the United States Government about the administration of Iraq in the event of a military victory.
What discussions took place with the United States Government about the administration of Iraq in the event of a military victory.
Asked by
Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Crawley
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
16 September 2003
Answered on
16 September 2003
Subjects
Armed conflict; Iraq; Peacekeeping operations; Politics and government; USA; Reconstruction; Iraq conflict
Date
16 September 2003
Reference
652 c760-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on the role of the USA in the current occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.
1st supplementary on the role of the USA in the current occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Asked by
Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
16 September 2003
Subjects
Armed conflict; Iraq; Peacekeeping operations; Politics and government; USA; Reconstruction; Iraq conflict
Date
16 September 2003
Reference
652 c760-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords