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Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Monday, 2 November 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 November 2015. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 16 November 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Iraq: Iran

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in co-operation with the UN and other allies to ensure that a long-term solution is found to protect the residents of Camp Liberty.

Answer

We strongly condemn the shameful attack against the civilian residents of Camp Liberty in Iraq on Thursday 29 October. Officials from our Embassy in Baghdad raised the attack with the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office on Friday 30 October and made clear the importance of an urgent and comprehensive investigation into the incident and ensuring that all those responsible are brought to justice.

In all of our engagement with the Government of Iraq on this issue, including at Ministerial level and in our statements, we have emphasised the importance of the Iraqi government doing everything possible to ensure the safety of the residents of Camp Liberty. We support the UN’ calls for more to be done to protect the residents.

In 2011 the Government of Iraq signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq which allowed the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to make assessments on applications made by the residents for relocation. The UNHCR assessment process is underway, and a number of residents have now been relocated to third countries.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3194
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Iraq Security Refugees Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq
Link
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