Iraq and Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict Debate

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Tom Blenkinsop

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Iraq and Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict

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Consumer Rights Bill
Monday 16th June 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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My hon. Friend makes an extremely powerful point, and I hope that it will be well heeded far beyond this House.

Tom Blenkinsop Portrait Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab)
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The EU Enlargement Commissioner is scheduled to hold talks with the Turkish President and Foreign Minister. No doubt the capture of Turkish diplomats in Mosul last week will be raised. What discussions has the Foreign Secretary had with the more secular yet Sunni Turkish Government about the security situation in Iraq?

Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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I regularly discuss the situation in Iraq with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, most recently on Saturday, when I expressed our concern about the Turkish nationals who have now been taken hostage by ISIL. We of course hope for their safe return and are consulting closely with Turkey about the whole situation we have been discussing in the House today.

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