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Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Friday, 22 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 February 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 March 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Resettlement: Iraq

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iraqi citizens formerly employed by the Ministry of Defence have been granted leave to settle in the UK on an exceptional basis outside the immigration rules.
Answer

To date no Iraqi citizens formerly employed by the Ministry of Defence have been granted indefinite leave to enter in the UK on an exceptional basis outside of the immigration rules in accordance with the assistance available to locally engaged Iraqi staff who were serving on or after 8 August 2007.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
189857; 473 c355W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Asylum Iraq
Link
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