Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Karl McCartney Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Robathan Portrait Mr Robathan
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I understood that that was a question about a visit for a Minister from Scotland. I am afraid we do not arrange visits for Ministers from Scotland unless we are asked specifically in writing.

Karl McCartney Portrait Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that our support to the Afghan Government will continue long after 2014 so that Afghanistan does not once again become an ungoverned space that can be exploited by terrorists?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Philip Hammond
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I can reassure my hon. Friend that that is precisely our intention. At the Chicago NATO summit in May we expect to put together a package of ongoing financial support to the Afghan national security forces to allow them to take control of their own security in Afghanistan and maintain it as properly governed space.