Question follow-through · 36462
Iraq and Kurds: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Iraqi Government and (b) Kurdish Regional Government on (i) resolving the teachers’ dispute and (ii) protecting workers'
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 7 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Iraqi Government and (b) Kurdish Regional Government on (i) resolving the teachers’ dispute and (ii) protecting workers'
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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12 Mar 2025
Answer published
Through the UK's diplomatic engagements with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), we continue to encourage greater cooperation to resolve outstanding issues. This includes disputes between Baghdad and Erbil around federal bu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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