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 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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After careful evaluation, the chiefs of staff have advised me that UK forces are able to undertake the proposed operation, that there is a compelling military operational justification for doing so and that it entails a militarily acceptable level of risk for UK forces,
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It is with great regret that I can confirm that nine Royal Air Force personnel and one soldier are missing believed killed,
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This government plans and prepares. We will plan and prepare for this winter.
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but if conflict remains the only way to disarm Saddam Hussein, we are ready.
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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 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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Obviously we have seen some excellent work by our police and security services, but that work must continue,
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This changeover will represent the first stage of our plans to withdraw the bulk of our deployed force by the previously announced timetable of mid-June,
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Full scale of requirement ... yet to be developed.
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My concern is that if turnout continues to fall requiring people to vote in a democratic election every four or five years does not seem to me to be a major attack on people's civil liberties.
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On a day to day basis, the Black Watch will of course have to coordinate their activity within the U.S. chain of command in the locality, but any changes in the mission or the tasking would have to be referred back to Gen. Rollo,
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We've made it clear that this is not the start of a major conflict, but certainly our forces are ready, they are prepared and they will take on the tasks that assigned to them,
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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.