Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14132

Iraq: Age of Consent

Tabled: 13 November 2024

Answered: 21 November 2024

Question

Rebecca Paul

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of proposals to be considered by the Iraqi Parliament to amend the Personal Status Law to reduce the age of c

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK is analysing the proposed amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law and its implications for women and children's rights, which we note have not yet been passed through the House of Representatives. As we continue to privately engage with a range of...

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