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asked Her Majesty's Government:What assistance they have given to the Kurdish regional government for the protection of the Christian minorities in the region, and in particular for the resettlement programme for the Assyrians in the Nineveh Plain.

Asked by
Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
390; 687 c100WA
House
House of Lords

Letter dated 12.07.2005 from Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to Lord Hylton regarding the issue of the Chaldo-Assyrian community in Iraq raised in the debate on 6th July 2005.

Deposited by
Whips Office (Lords)
Type
Deposited papers
Date
13 July 2005
Reference
HDEP 2005/357
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, on stimulating this most interesting and much needed debate. It is with great sadness and disappointment that I notice how daily reports of violence and bombings in Iraq are currently considered the norm. It is so easy for the media and...

Member
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c714-5
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on unstarred question on what steps they will take to protect the legitimate interests of the Chaldo-Assyrians and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq.

Lead member
Lord Hylton
Answering member
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c704-19
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, for bringing this matter to the attention of the House today and for introducing it so effectively. His passion was echoed by the noble Lord, Lord Rea, the right reverend Prelate, and the noble Baroness, Lady Cox. The complexity of...

Member
Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c711-3
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, for raising this very important subject for debate and for further highlighting the situation of the Chaldo-Assyrians in Iraq. They are rightly a proud people whose culture and roots in the region can be traced back more than 2,000 years. I...

Member
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c715-9
House
House of Lords

My Lords, we all owe a debt of gratitude to my noble friend Lord Hylton for securing this debate on a subject which has been seriously neglected. For various minority groups, including the Christians of various traditions, the situation is extremely grave and I will be echoing and endorsing all...

Member
Baroness Cox (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c709-11
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who will take part in this short debate. I shall concentrate on the Chaldo-Assyrians, leaving other speakers to raise issues about the larger and smaller minorities. In asking this Question, I do not wish to repeat what was said in another place on this...

Member
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c704-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am very pleased that the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, has asked this Question as I too have become aware of the dangerous situation facing the Iraqi Assyrians. He has described their ancient lineage and some of their long and often tragic history. They backed the allies during...

Member
Lord Rea (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c706-7
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I also am very glad that the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, has obtained time for this debate; it is not just timely but urgent. Indigenous Christian and other communities have been so often betrayed by the powers playing the "great game" in the Middle East and south-west Asia....

Member
Bishop of Rochester (Bishops (affiliation))
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
673 c708-9
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iraqi Administration on holding new elections in (a) ChaldoAssyrian areas and (b) other parts of northern Iraq where problems with the delivery of ballot boxes may have occurred; and if he will...

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c91W;432 c89W; 220433
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent attacks by Kurdistan Democratic Party militiamen against ChaldoAssyrians in northern Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2005
Reference
431 c1894W;431 c1887W; 219730
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made regarding the Kurdistan Democratic Party's blocking of the delivery of ballot boxes to ChaldoAssyrian towns and villages in northern Iraq, during the 30th January national elections; what assessment he has made of the number...

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2005
Reference
431 c1894W;431 c1887W; 219721
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Christian community in Iraq.

Lead member
Stephen Pound
Answering member
Chris Mullin
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
8 December 2004
Reference
428 c126-47WH
House
House of Commons

That this House is deeply concerned by the mass exodus of Iraqi Christians which has decimated Iraq's ancient Chaldo-Assyrian community; notes that the Chaldo-Assyrians make up over 95 per cent. of Iraq's Christians and that this exodus has been largely caused by escalating violence against Christians from Fanatical terrorists, including...

Primary sponsor
Stephen Pound (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
7 December 2004
Reference
342
House
House of Commons