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Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Tuesday 26th February 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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The formation of the Iraqi Government and the efforts being made—in particular by the President of Iraq, who is from the Kurdish region—to ensure better relationships between Irbil and Baghdad certainly seem to us to be paying dividends. Every effort is being made to enable the relationships to become stronger so that reconstruction right throughout Iraq can take place and it can once again be a strong and independent country in terms of its foreign policy, and serve all its people.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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In the light of the detriment that older people experience globally, what steps is the Foreign Secretary taking to advance a UN convention for the rights of older people?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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It is an issue that I have a great deal of interest in because of my previous role. I can assure the hon. Lady that, having the third largest development budget in the world, we continue to champion this issue at every opportunity.