Asked by: Wayne David (Labour - Caerphilly)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 130041 on Iraq: Kurds, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure there is a strong and successful Kurdistan region within Iraq.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK supports a secure, stable and thriving Kurdistan Region in Iraq (KRI) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Through our diplomatic engagements, we continue to encourage all parties to work together to resolve outstanding regional issues. The importance of our strong and strategic partnership with the KRI was further reinforced during visits by the Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon in March, and Security Minister Tom Tughendhat in August this year. Through various funding mechanisms, including Official Development Assistance, and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, the UK continues to support efforts to tackle underlying drivers of instability across Iraq and KRI.
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, what representations he has made to the Iraqi government on (a) the recent deaths of Kurds in Kirkuk and (b) potential mediation by the United Nations.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK regularly engages with leaders of Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), including during the recent visit of the Security Minister, Tom Tughendhat in August. Following the recent incident in Kirkuk the British Embassy in Iraq has met a range of Iraqi counterparts and continues to encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding issues. The UK supports all efforts to ensure a secure, stable, and thriving KRI exists within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq.
Found: Relationship between the UK and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Mentions:
1: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) the Government to make an honest reproach to the Kurdistan Administrations—to express our support for Kurds - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke, the SNP supports Kurds’ right to self-determination and to decide - Speech Link
3: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: On the argument as to whether Iraq is part of the Levant or not, can I add Iraq to that list with Lebanon
Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: On the argument as to whether Iraq is part of the Levant or not, can I add Iraq to that list with Lebanon
Include Kurds from Iraq and Iran in the streamlined asylum process
- Final Signatures: 5,299
We want the Government to include Kurds from Iraq and Iran in the streamlined asylum process which already includes Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.
Found: Kurds in Iraq and Iran are facing oppression like the other countries already on the scheme.
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Turkey’s Iraq Development Road Initiative seeks to rival the India-Middle East trade corridor and
Oral Evidence Sep. 12 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policyFound: inquiry—that the invasion of Iraq created a lot of grievance and made it more likely that people
Oral Evidence Sep. 12 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policyFound: inquiry—that the invasion of Iraq created a lot of grievance and made it more likely that people