§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to protect Iraqi and Kurdish civilians who have assisted allied forces during the occupation in Northern Iraq, once allied forces have been withdrawn.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOur aim has always been that those refugees and other civilians who fled their homes in March 487W should be able to return in conditions of safety and security. We are working to establish the conditions which would allow for their continuing safety after the withdrawal of allied forces from Iraq.