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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appalling care continue deal kinds public remain safety threats
The public must remain vigilant, we must continue to take care to deal with these kinds of appalling threats to our safety and security.
accept decided government request
The government has decided that we should accept the U.S. request for assistance,
nuclear development weapons
We assess that there is no significant threat to the UK from nuclear weapons at present, but developments continue to be monitored closely. We remain committed to limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons through our international treaty obligations, and national programmes.
tape analysis hussein
We are well aware that he spent many hours recently tape recording various messages... we need to do a little more analysis of what was actually said to see if that indeed was in fact Saddam Hussein,
condemned massive responsibility scale taking
We could be condemned on a massive scale for taking an abdication of responsibility,
although claim fairly stop winter
With winter on the horizon, they could fairly claim to have done enough, although we don't want to stop them at all,
assistance best civil coordinate enhanced military sets work
This work sets out how military arrangements for liaising with the civil authorities could be enhanced and how best to coordinate military assistance to them if requested.
cold holding measured numbers people platforms preparing soviet war
We measured numbers of people and platforms in the Cold War because we were preparing for an essentially attritional campaign, holding back Soviet forces,
aircraft aware position reports shot until
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,
across concern control emphasized exchange full government great importance including issues kingdom line matter relevant remains strongly united
We had a very full exchange about relevant issues including the importance ... of controlling infiltration across the line of control that remains a matter of great concern to the United Kingdom and something we strongly emphasized to the government of Pakistan,
environment protecting
My role is not to choose between safeguarding the economy and protecting the environment - it's about doing both.
branch costs defence house lived personal property providing special until
I lived at admiralty house from 2002 until 2006 on advice from special branch on security grounds as defence secretary. The alternative of providing comprehensive security at my personal property would have entailed significant extra costs to the taxpayer.
accept saddam
We want Saddam to accept the will of the international community,
deaths democratic elections enjoy freedom iraqis poignant time
The deaths of these servicemen are especially poignant on a day when Iraqis were able to enjoy the freedom of democratic elections for the first time in many years.