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Lord Bishop of Exeter Excerpts
Thursday 18th November 2010

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, unfortunately not. I am briefed about the problems in Iraq, not the rest of the Middle East.

Lord Bishop of Exeter Portrait The Lord Bishop of Exeter
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My Lords, the Minister will no doubt be aware that, following the terrible Baghdad atrocity of last month, al-Qaeda has issued a warning that it intends to turn its fire particularly on Christians and the Christian community. What will be the implications of this for British policies towards Iraq, particularly for those who will feel compelled to flee from such violence directed towards them?

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, we are obviously extremely concerned about these developments and we will be monitoring the situation very carefully.