Mentions:
1: Kim Johnson (LAB - Liverpool, Riverside) Chemical Weapons conduct an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey in northern Iraq - Speech Link
2: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) If his Department will refer allegations of the use of chemical weapons by Turkey in northern Iraq to - Speech Link
3: Leo Docherty (CON - Aldershot) The Government are aware of reports that Turkish forces have used white phosphorus in northern Iraq. - Speech Link
4: Kim Johnson (LAB - Liverpool, Riverside) Does he also agree that not doing so gives cover to Turkey’s human rights abuses against Kurds living - Speech Link
5: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) terrorist definition is shutting down democracy in Turkey and hurting our allies in Syria, Turkey and Iraq - Speech Link
Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the infringement by Iran on the sovereignty of the Kurdistan region of Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK condemns the continued attacks by Iran of areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Iran must cease its indiscriminate bombardment of Kurdish towns which has led to the loss of innocent lives and damaged civilian infrastructure. These attacks are a violation of Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity and are wholly unacceptable. They demonstrate a repeated pattern of Iranian destabilising activity in the region. The UK has condemned Iranian infringement of Iraqi sovereignty alongside likeminded partners at the United Nations Security Council. The UK remains committed to the security and sovereignty of Iraq and will continue to work with the Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government to ensure this.
Found: Kurds and Baluchis are largely Sunni Muslims.
Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) In the ’80s there was Saddam Hussein’s desecration of Kurds in Iraq. - Speech Link
Oct. 05 2022
Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information productsFound: when considering the possibility of non -Kurds relocating to the IKR, the findings of SMO & KSP (Civil
Found: Iraq in 2022: Forming a government
@patrickbetdavid Peace loving nation!! Not! They bring war and devastation every where they go. Threatening and occupying Armenia, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Libya, Iraq. Killing Kurds. Well they are doing it because the West has enabled them and enjoy impunity.
Asked by: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for cooperation on education between the Kurdistan region of Iraq and the UK.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK supports the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's education sector and recently hosted the Prime Minister and Minister of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government and discussed opportunities for collaboration in education. In discussions with the Secretary of State for the Department for Education we agreed to work closely to further expand our collaboration. Our Consulate in Erbil continues to identify opportunities for and work with UK institutions that offer both academic and vocational training programmes, including City and Guilds who now have established an office in Iraq.
Asked by: Henry Smith (Conservative - Crawley)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department taking to help encourage the resolution of disputes between the federal government in Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The UK supports a strong relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Federal Government of Iraq and continues to encourage cooperation to resolve outstanding issues. We want to see a strong and successful Kurdistan region within a thriving and multicultural Iraq.