Mentions:
1: Alicia Kearns (CON - Rutland and Melton) In Iraq, we have Iranian militia committing massacres against religious minorities, ostracising communities - Speech Link
2: Rupa Huq (IND - Ealing Central and Acton) He nearly died.”Others describe how minority populations, such as the Iranians Kurds and others from - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) , the head of the expeditionary forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who was killed in Iraq - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (CON - Aldershot) She spoke interestingly and expertly about the regional contacts, especially in Iraq and Syria. - Speech Link
5: Alicia Kearns (CON - Rutland and Melton) As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the Kurdistan region in Iraq, I would be very grateful - Speech Link
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the current relationship between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK supports a strong relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Federal Government of Iraq and we want to see a strong and successful Kurdistan region within a thriving Iraq. We continue to encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding issues, including around budget, security cooperation and the oil and gas sector.
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.
Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, as a member of the OPCW (Organisation for the Prevention of use of Chemical Weapons), what plans they have, if any, to request an investigation into the allegations of chemical weapons being used against the Kurds in Northern Iraq.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK takes all allegations of chemical weapons use seriously. The use of chemical weapons is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and is a clear threat to international peace and security. We will continue to uphold and protect the Convention's ban on the use of chemical weapons. The Government is aware of reports that chemical weapons were used in northern Iraq. We have no direct evidence to support these claims. We continue to monitor reports of use of riot control agents in Northern Iraq.
Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 June (HL724), what assessment they have made of further reports of chemical weapons being used against the Kurds in Northern Iraq.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK takes all allegations of chemical weapons use seriously. The use of chemical weapons is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and is a clear threat to international peace and security. We will continue to uphold and protect the Convention's ban on the use of chemical weapons. The Government is aware of reports that chemical weapons were used in northern Iraq. We have no direct evidence to support these claims. We continue to monitor reports of use of riot control agents in Northern Iraq.
Found: Kurds and Baluchis are largely Sunni Muslims.
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
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
Oct. 05 2022
Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information productsFound: ). 1.2.6 The third Country Guidance case was AAH (Iraqi Kurds internal relocation) Iraq CG
Oct. 05 2022
Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information productsFound: Kurds in Iraq ................................ ................................ ...................