Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Slinger (Labour), on Tuesday, 3 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 4 members in total.

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Strengthening UK relations with the Kurdistan Region in Iraq

That this House supports the Government’s recent agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq on migration, trafficking, and drug smuggling; further supports ever deeper diplomatic efforts by the UK and its allies to strengthen relations with Iraqi Kurdistan across diplomatic, military, educational, cultural, and business spheres; suggests that every effort be made by the UK and our allies to strengthen relations between Erbil and Baghdad for their mutual benefit and on the basis of the federal constitution agreed by the Iraqi people in the 2005 referendum; notes that such efforts, as elsewhere in the world, can foster greater prosperity and political stability through reform, including to tackle corruption and sustainably diversify the economy; and further notes that this can also reduce the push factors for migration to the UK.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

495 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Andrew George

Luke Akehurst

Cat Eccles

Subjects

Iraq Foreign relations Politics and government Diplomatic relations Kurds

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk