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Written question asked by Keith Simpson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 October 2008. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq: Christianity

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Human Rights in Iraq last raised the subject of the persecution of Christians in Mosul with the government of Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

The Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Human Rights in Iraq, my right hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd), raised the subject of the persecution of Christians and other minorities in Mosul in a meeting with the Iraqi Minister for Human Rights in Geneva on 15 October 2008. The Minister confirmed that her government was taking this issue very seriously and providing necessary assistance.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
482 c1063W; 229870
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Iraq Christianity
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk