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Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 16 December 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Edward Leigh. The answering member was Bill Rammell.

Christians in Iraq

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the treatment of Christians in Iraq.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
485 c24-45WH 
Session
2008-09
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Edward Leigh | 485 c31WH (Link to this contribution) One of the problems, as I saw, is that the writ for the Baghdad Government does not seem to apply in...
William Cash | 485 c31-2WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for my hon. Friend's helpful intervention. If some of this is attributed to the attitu...
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William Cash | 485 c30-1WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises an exceptionally important point because it is no good our saying that her...
Jo Swinson | 485 c37-8WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I have indeed moved on about whether it was right ...
Jo Swinson | 485 c36-7WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right. I hope that the Minister will let us know whether the response of the I...
William Cash | 485 c37WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that the hon. Lady is not saying that, somehow or other, these problems are the consequence o...
Edward Leigh | 485 c36WH (Link to this contribution) I have an interesting example of that. The Assyrian Democratic Movement was asked to provide bodygua...
Tim Farron | 485 c32-5WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mrs. Humble. I pay tribute to the hon. Memb...
Jo Swinson | 485 c35-6WH (Link to this contribution) I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Gainsborough (Mr. Leigh) on securing the debate, which is s...
Bill Rammell | 485 c41-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to be sitting under your chairmanship, Mr. Martlew. May I start by genuinely congra...
William Cash | 485 c40WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is no good using United Nations resolutions to invade and then...
David Lidington | 485 c40-1WH (Link to this contribution) If one had to sum up the political challenge of addressing the persecution it would be to ensure tha...
David Lidington | 485 c38-40WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Mr. Leigh) on securing this debate on an ...
Bill Rammell | 485 c44-5WH (Link to this contribution) We rightly judge each asylum claim on its merits, but there is a procedure outside the immigration r...
Bill Rammell | 485 c43-4WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman and it is important that we recognise that process. That was one of ...
William Cash | 485 c44WH (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister agree that if there is a problem enforcing constitutional guarantees—this is my ma...
Bob Spink | 485 c43WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister is making a lot of sense. Has he had any discussions with the Kurdish Regional Governme...
Edward Leigh | 485 c24WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great privilege to open what I believe will be a very important debate. I have tried to secu...
David Leslie Taylor | 485 c24WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this long-awaited and long-delayed debate. Does he agr...
Edward Leigh | 485 c24WH (Link to this contribution) Of course I agree with that. I was about to say that I have some personal experience of visiting Ira...
Bob Spink | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Edward Leigh | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) I will give way to the hon. Gentleman, as long as he guarantees to stay until the end of the debate....
Edward Leigh | 485 c29WH (Link to this contribution) We must make it clear, with the Americans, that such abuse is simply not acceptable. I am glad that ...
William Cash | 485 c29-30WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on his strong stance on this issue, which is fundamental to our apprec...
Gregory Campbell | 485 c30WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman touches on an important point. Does he agree that an unfortunate by-product of th...
Andrew Selous | 485 c29WH (Link to this contribution) I apologise for not being here at the start of my hon. Friend's debate, but I was speaking in a Stat...
David Simpson | 485 c26-7WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this worthwhile debate. He has outlined some horrific ...
Edward Leigh | 485 c27-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is interesting that the hon. Gentleman makes that important intervention. In a conversation with ...
William Cash | 485 c25-6WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend knows well that I supported the invasion of Iraq, which was done in order to bring ab...
Edward Leigh | 485 c26WH (Link to this contribution) That is right, and we bear a responsibility. The Christians are a very small part of the total popul...
William Cash | 485 c28WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that all the discussions about constitutional change and all his proposals...
Edward Leigh | 485 c28-9WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, I agree with that entirely. I believe that we and the Americans still have considerable influen...
Bob Spink | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) I do not normally give such guarantees, and conditions are not normally placed on Members when they ...
Edward Leigh | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. That is the purpose of the debate—we are sitting he...
Bob Spink | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) I will stay to the end of the debate.
Edward Leigh | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) Good. I give way to the hon. Gentleman.
Edward Leigh | 485 c25WH (Link to this contribution) No, then I will not give way. The hon. Gentleman has a bit of a reputation for coming in, making int...
Subjects
Asylum Human rights Iraq Discrimination Politics and government Religion Religious freedom Christianity
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