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2010-12
1117
Treatment Of Christians In Iraq
Edward Leigh
2010-12-01
That this House is deeply concerned by the mass exodus of Iraqi Christians, which has decimated much of Iraq's ancient Assyrian-Chaldean community; notes that the Assyrian-Chaldeans make up over 95 per cent. of Iraq's Christians and that this exodus has largely been caused by escalating violence against Christians from fanatical extremists, including the bombing of churches and the assassination of Iraqi Christians; further notes that there has been illegal expropriation of Assyrian-Chaldean land and villages in Dohuk province and Erbil province in northern Iraq; recognises that Iraqi Christians are a major force for moderation, who can act as a significant buffer against the spread of extremism in Iraq; calls on the British and Iraqi governments urgently to encourage and support the creation of a self-governing province in Iraq for the Assyrian-Chaldeans, which is linked to the central government in Baghdad, situated in the Nineveh Plain and consists of the Tel Kaif, Al-Hamdaniya and Al-Shikhan districts and is governed by the Assyrian-Chaldeans and other ethnic groups living in the area, as these lands form part of the ancestral homeland of the Assyrian-Chaldeans and are still heavily populated by them; and urges the UK and Iraqi governments to support financially the reconstruction of the region, to end the political marginalisation of the democratically elected Assyrian-Chaldean representatives in Iraq, to assist the Assyrian-Chaldeans in reclaiming their land and villages in the Dohuk and Erbil provinces, and to financially support internally displaced Assyrian-Chaldeans and the return and settlement of Assyrian-Chaldean refugees.
Iraq
Edward Leigh
2010-12-01
Proposed
Gainsborough
Conservative
Tim Farron
2010-12-01
Seconded
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Liberal Democrat
Pamela Nash
2010-12-01
Seconded
Airdrie and Shotts
Labour
Andrew George
2010-12-01
Seconded
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Jim Shannon
2010-12-02
Seconded
Strangford
DUP
Peter Bottomley
2010-12-02
Seconded
Worthing West
Conservative
Andrew Rosindell
2010-12-02
Signed
Romford
Conservative
Adrian Sanders
2010-12-02
Signed
Torbay
Liberal Democrat
Jim Dobbin
2010-12-02
Signed
Heywood and Middleton
Labour
Annette Brooke
2010-12-03
Signed
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Liberal Democrat
Mark Williams
2010-12-03
Signed
Ceredigion
Liberal Democrat
Tom Blenkinsop
2010-12-06
Signed
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Labour
Paul Flynn
2010-12-06
Signed
Newport West
Labour
Marsha Singh
2010-12-07
Signed
Bradford West
Labour
Paul Murphy
2010-12-07
Signed
Torfaen
Labour
Martin Caton
2010-12-07
Signed
Gower
Labour
Mark Durkan
2010-12-07
Signed
Foyle
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Therese Coffey
2010-12-07
Signed
Suffolk Coastal
Conservative
Stephen Hepburn
2010-12-08
Signed
Jarrow
Labour
Gregory Campbell
2010-12-08
Signed
East Londonderry
DUP
Elfyn Llwyd
2010-12-09
Signed
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Plaid Cymru
Michael Weir
2010-12-09
Signed
Angus
Scottish National Party
Tony Baldry
2010-12-09
Signed
Banbury
Conservative
Nigel Dodds
2010-12-09
Signed
Belfast North
DUP
Michael Connarty
2010-12-09
Signed
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Labour
Naomi Long
2010-12-09
Signed
Belfast East
Alliance
Lady Hermon
2010-12-09
Signed
North Down
Independent
Margaret Ritchie
2010-12-09
Signed
South Down
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McDonnell
2010-12-09
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Tony Lloyd
2010-12-13
Signed
Manchester Central
Labour
Jeffrey M Donaldson
2010-12-13
Signed
Lagan Valley
DUP
John Hemming
2010-12-13
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Katy Clark
2010-12-13
Signed
North Ayrshire and Arran
Labour
Graham Stringer
2010-12-15
Signed
Blackley and Broughton
Labour
George Howarth
2011-01-10
Signed
Knowsley
Labour
David Morris
2011-01-10
Signed
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Conservative
Lindsay Roy
2011-01-19
Signed
Glenrothes
Labour
Rosie Cooper
2011-01-20
Signed
West Lancashire
Labour
Alasdair McDonnell
2011-01-24
Signed
Belfast South
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Philip Davies
2011-03-04
Signed
Shipley
Conservative
Jimmy Hood
2011-03-07
Signed
Lanark and Hamilton East
Labour
Joe Benton
2011-03-15
Signed
Bootle
Labour
Gordon Henderson
2011-03-17
Signed
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Conservative
Robert Walter
2011-04-26
Signed
North Dorset
Conservative