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Written question asked by Mary Glindon (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 September 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2014 (named day). It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 13 October 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the federal government in Iraq on allowing inspections of aid and arms shipments to be made by their officials in the international airports of the Kurdistan region in Iraq.

Answer

The Government of Iraq inspects consignments of UK-delivered weapons, ammunition and other military equipment and supplies arriving into the country from abroad in Baghdad prior to their onward internal movement to the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Ministry of Defence does not have any plans to make representations to the Government of Iraq on the matter.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208916
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Development aid Airports Arms trade Inspections Iraq
Link
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