Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Robert Halfon (Conservative), on Tuesday, 1 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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IRAQI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT AND KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OIL EXPORTS

That this House welcomes the recent decision by the Federal Supreme Court in Baghdad to reject a request from the Iraqi Federal Oil Minister to rule against oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq; notes that the Court convened a special meeting to address the Minister's request, examined the reasoning behind his request and decided unanimously to reject the request for being contrary to the applicable legal contexts in Iraq; further notes that the Court's decision is binding on the Minister and cannot be challenged in any way; believes that this vindicates the position of the Kurdistan Regional Government; urges the authorities in Baghdad to immediately abandon their illegal and unconstitutional interventions to prevent oil exports from the Kurdistan region and cease sending intimidating and threatening letters or making false claims to prospective traders and buyers of oil exported legally by the Kurdistan Regional Government; and agrees that oil exports from the Kurdistan region are for the benefit of the people of Kurdistan and Iraq.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

201 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Bob Blackman

Alan Meale

Ronnie Campbell

Mary Glindon

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Iraq Fossil fuels Politics and government Trade

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk