HL Deb 01 July 2004 vol 663 cc39-40WA

Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:

What undertakings were given to Kurdish representatives in the administrative area, Coalition Provisional Authority North, in Iraq by the head of that authority concerning referenda in Mosul, Kanakin and Kirkuk to determine whether those cities should be part of a future Kurdish entity in a federal Iraq. [HL3340]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: The Coalition Provisional Authority North regional co-ordinator gave no undertakings on referenda in Mosul, Kanakin and Kirkuk to determine whether those cities should be part of a future Kurdish entity in a federal Iraq.