Question follow-through · 52254
Iraq: Yazidis
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on the (a) return and (b) long-term settlement of Yazidi communities displaced by ISIS; and what steps he is taking
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on the (a) return and (b) long-term settlement of Yazidi communities displaced by ISIS; and what steps he is taking
19 May 2025
Target answer date
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2 Jun 2025
Answer published
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Ministers have not discussed these issues with the Iraqi government recently, but our Embassy in Baghdad has regular contact with Iraqi ministers and officials on this topic. Most recently, the deputy head of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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