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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Aug. 01 2023

Source Page: UK acknowledges acts of genocide committed by Daesh against Yazidis
Document: UK acknowledges acts of genocide committed by Daesh against Yazidis (webpage)

Found: Iraq.

Select Committee
National Council of Resistance of Iran - UK Representative Office
 MENA0013 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: turn, exacerbated tensions and conflicts in the region. 3.

Select Committee
Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS)
 MENA0056 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: Iraq, Yemen and Libya.

Select Committee
Henry Jackson Society
 MENA0043 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: Turkey’s Iraq Development Road Initiative seeks to rival the India-Middle East trade corridor and

Written Question
Iraq: Elections
Thursday 8th June 2023

Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Kurdish authorities on the scheduling of parliamentary elections in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government supports a democratic Kurdistan Region within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) were due in October 2022, and we continue to press the Kurdistan Regional Government to reschedule these elections to take place as soon as possible. The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Iraq, including the KRI, in March and emphasised to senior figures in the Kurdistan Regional Government the importance the UK places on democracy in the KRI. Our Ambassador in Baghdad and Consul General in Erbil continue to raise this issue in public and private, most recently in meetings with the leaders of political parties, the President, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in May.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department for Business and Trade

Jul. 20 2023

Source Page: Overseas business risk for Nicaragua
Document: Overseas business risk for Nicaragua (webpage)

Found: Nicaragua Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in

Select Committee
International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute
 MENA0047 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: Iraq and Iran.

Written Question
Iraq: Kurds
Monday 19th June 2023

Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are deployed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and on what duties.

Answered by James Heappey

As of 13 June 2023 there were 154 UK Service personnel deployed to the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Those personnel are deployed under Op SHADER and provide mobility support and force protection to the Counter-DAESH coalition activity under Operation Inherent Resolve.

Westminster Hall
Countering Iran’s Hostile Activities - Wed 08 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) countering its ability to support hostile actors in the region, and Iran’s ability to act in a hostile - Speech Link
2: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) In Iraq, including in Kurdistan, and in Syria, Iran-sponsored militants have attacked US bases.Last month - Speech Link

Written Question
Iraq: Political Prisoners
Thursday 8th June 2023

Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Kurdish authorities on the release of (a) Sherwan Sherwani, (b) Guhdar Zebari and (c) other political prisoners in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK is committed to pressing the case for improvements in the human rights situation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), and we consistently raise our issues about restrictions on freedom of expression, in particular the conviction and sentencing of journalists and political activists. During his visit to the KRI in March the Minister for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon raised concerns over restrictions on media freedom with senior figures in the Kurdistan Regional Government. Our Ambassador in Baghdad, and our Consul General in Erbil, also raise these issues regularly with senior figures in the Kurdistan Regional Government, including the Prime Minister and President, and meet Kurdish journalists and members of civil society to discuss their concerns.