Geoff Hoon
Geoff Hoon
Geoffrey William Hoonis a British politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Ashfield from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1953
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I have had many Ashfield people say to me that they might not agree with my political views or my decisions but that they supported my right to be heard.
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Most people are flying to Heathrow because it's a hub, so they can fly on to other places, often long-distance flights. If they can't go on those long-distance flights from Heathrow, they will go to Paris, they will go to Amsterdam, they will go to Frankfurt, because those are viable alternatives.
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We are aware of reports that the aircraft may have been shot down, but we are not in a position to come to any conclusions until the investigation is complete,
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We want Saddam to accept the will of the international community,
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With winter on the horizon, they could fairly claim to have done enough, although we don't want to stop them at all,
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Full scale of requirement ... yet to be developed.
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I emphasize again that this was a military request and has been considered and accepted on operational grounds after a thorough military evaluation by the chiefs of staff,
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We measured numbers of people and platforms in the Cold War because we were preparing for an essentially attritional campaign, holding back Soviet forces,
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He is doing a tremendous job in very difficult conditions and he deserves and gets our complete support,
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There is excellent cooperation between our two countries in that respect. It's something that obviously we want to build on,
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I don't know the answer to your question but I will try and find out.
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I actually think people out in the country are far more aware of the impact of the events of September 11 than some of the people who write in the newspaper are,
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The public must remain vigilant, we must continue to take care to deal with these kinds of appalling threats to our safety and security.
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We could be condemned on a massive scale for taking an abdication of responsibility,