Oral QuestionForeign and Commonwealth Office

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 20 June 2018Answered: 26 June 2018

Asked by

Dame Diana Johnson

LabourKingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr Hamish Falconer)

The relationship between Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah is of vital importance. I continue to discuss these issues with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, and Iraqi Kurdish politicians as well. We will continue to do so, and I look forward to visiting the region shortly.