Coalition against International Terrorism (8 Oct 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: ...far more effective than small arms and sophisticated aeroplanes are more effective than rudimentary air defence systems. The real risk in the immediate future is not a battle on the...
View ArticleCoalition against International Terrorism (16 Oct 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: .... The Government say that it is the fault of the Taliban, and they are probably right-it probably is the Taliban's fault in many cases-but if a substantial number of people starve...
View ArticleCoalition against International Terrorism (16 Oct 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: ...last Thursday, and my request was refused. It is disappointing that the document was not published then because it is reassuring in many ways. It confines the military aspect of the...
View ArticleNato: Afghanistan (30 Oct 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: ...civilian casualties? Has he read the article by Abdul Haq published posthumously four days after he was murdered by the Taliban, in which he warns the allies that the bombing of...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Prime Minister: Afghanistan (31 Oct 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had with President Bush on the armaments used during the military action in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Prime Minister: Afghanistan (31 Oct 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: To ask the Prime Minister what British planes taking off from the base in Diego Garcia have dropped cluster bombs during the military action in Afghanistan; and if he will make a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — International Development: Afghanistan (26 Nov 2001)
Mr Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan following the ejection of the Taliban from key...
View ArticleAfghanistan (20 Mar 2002)
Mr Alex Salmond: Notwithstanding what the Secretary of State has just said, surely the seriousness of the deployment shows that the conflict in Afghanistan is very far from over, despite what the Prime...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Defence: Air Transport (10 Jun 2002)
Mr Alex Salmond: ...the Secretary of State for Defence how far limitations on the use of C17s have been compensated for by the lease of heavy lift civilian aircraft; and what the costs have been for...
View ArticleMilitary Situation in Iraq (9 Sep 2003)
Mr Alex Salmond: ...of the US Administration's anxiety to maintain absolute control over the command structure of the stabilisation force in Iraq. Incidentally, why was the US so anxious not to be in a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — International Development: Afghanistan (28 Feb 2005)
Mr Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures his Department is taking to limit the number of deaths and injuries in Afghanistan resulting from unexploded...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Home Department: Class A Drugs (9 Oct 2006)
Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has carried out into the impact on the supply to each constituent part of the UK of class A drugs from Afghanistan...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Home Department: Class A Drugs (26 Oct 2006)
Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of class A drugs in circulation in Scotland he estimates originates from Afghanistan.
View ArticleWritten Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Armed Forces Personnel (18 Jan 2007)
Alex Salmond: ...of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the most recent timescale since the changes announced by her Department is for inquests of members of the armed forces who have...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Armed Forces Personnel (22 Jan 2007)
Alex Salmond: ..., Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests remain to be heard in relation to members of the armed forces who lost their lives as a result of military duties in (a) Iraq...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Defence: Armoured Vehicles: Iraq (2 Mar 2007)
Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to deliver the (a) Mastiff armoured vehicles to Iraq and (b) Vector armoured vehicles to Afghanistan; and if he will make a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peace Keeping Operations (16 Apr 2007)
Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what complaints he has received from (a) serving soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and (b) their families; (2) how many complaints he has...
View ArticleWritten Answers — International Development: Asylum: Overseas Aid (5 Dec 2007)
Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department allocated to support work with refugees from (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) Sudan and (d) Somalia in...
View ArticleScottish Parliament: Airbases (9 Jun 2011)
Alex Salmond: ...the maximum number of personnel currently based in Germany to Scotland. Those discussions have been treated as confidential because many of the personnel involved are currently on...
View ArticleScottish Parliament: Cabinet (Meetings) (24 Nov 2011)
Alex Salmond: ...is a very false perspective. He should be talking about giving people additional choices, not removing choices from people. I would say to Willie Rennie that the soldiers, including...
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