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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the call by Amnesty International for an investigation into the missile attack on Camp Liberty on 4 July.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the call by Amnesty International for an investigation into the missile attack on Camp Liberty on 4 July.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Iranian refugees with United Kingdom connections have been assessed in either Camp Ashraf or Camp Liberty since they were first left to the responsibility of the government of Iraq; how many such refugees have been admitted to the United Kingdom in the interim;...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Iranian refugees with United Kingdom connections have been assessed in either Camp Ashraf or Camp Liberty since they were first left to the responsibility of the government of Iraq; how many such refugees have been admitted to the United Kingdom in the interim;...
We have re-admitted four individuals from Camp Ashraf who hold valid UK travel documents. The Home Office exceptionally agreed to consider whether 52 residents of Camp Liberty previously settled in the UK, but who left many years ago, should be readmitted. Seventeen residents approved for resettlement in the UK by the Home Office are now in the UK. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has also referred 34 further residents and a decision from the Home Office is pending. We do not keep records of fatalities at Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty. We continue to engage with the Government of Iraq on the welfare of the residents of Camp Liberty. Our Embassy in Baghdad regularly raises this issue with the Government of Iraq. We support UN calls for more to be done to protect residents, but remain of the view that the Government of Iraq is responsible for security at the camp. Officials from our Embassy visited Camp Liberty on 28 April and stated that the camp hospital and dentist clinic appeared well maintained and stocked. UN Assistance Mission for Iraq monitors confirmed that, when needed residents, are permitted to leave the camp to attend hospital appointments and for treatment.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in line with the United States State Department admitted practice, United Kingdom officials based in Iraq continue to avoid visiting Camp Liberty; and whether they will place in the Library of the House the latest monitor's report by the United Nations Assistance Mission for...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in line with the United States State Department admitted practice, United Kingdom officials based in Iraq continue to avoid visiting Camp Liberty; and whether they will place in the Library of the House the latest monitor's report by the United Nations Assistance Mission for...
We continue to engage with the Government of Iraq on the welfare of the residents of Camp Liberty. Our Embassy in Baghdad regularly raises this issue with the Government of Iraq. We also support UN calls for more to be done to protect residents, but remain of the view that the Government of Iraq is responsible for security at the camp.
Officials from our Embassy in Baghdad do not avoid visiting Camp Liberty. Embassy officials last visited the camp on 28 April to assess living conditions, which the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq judge to be well in excess of basic humanitarian standards. Officials plan to visit again soon, provided the security situation allows, and are arranging to meet with the residents’ representatives.
While the Government of Iraq maintains records of the management of the camp, we are not aware of a regular, consolidated report produced by the government.
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq's monitoring reports have a restricted distribution. As we are not the owners of this information we are unable to place them in the Library of the House.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the reported $195 million deal for arms sales by Iran to Iraq will have any impact on their assessment of President Rouhani's role in respect of stability in the Middle East.[HL5670]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the reported $195 million deal for arms sales by Iran to Iraq will have any impact on their assessment of President Rouhani's role in respect of stability in the Middle East.[HL5670]
We are concerned by reports of a possible $195 million purchase of arms by Iraq from Iran, and have raised the issue with the Government of Iraq. Importing arms from Iran would be in direct breach of UN Security Council Resolution 1747.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when it is intended to transfer the 72 Iranian refugees from Camps Liberty and Ashraf who have been identified as eligible to reside in the United Kingdom. [HL5179]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when it is intended to transfer the 72 Iranian refugees from Camps Liberty and Ashraf who have been identified as eligible to reside in the United Kingdom. [HL5179]
None of the 52 residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty who were previously settled in the UK as refugees have any current immigration status here or entitlement to re-admission. We have agreed to consider their re-admission, exceptionally, subject to an assessment of each individual to ensure that none has been complicit in acts of terrorism or other activities incompatible with refugee status. Thus far, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has submitted 17 individual cases to the Home Office. No decisions have yet been reached.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial aid or support the United Kingdom has given, directly or indirectly, to the government of Iraq since 2010.[HL2756]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial aid or support the United Kingdom has given, directly or indirectly, to the government of Iraq since 2010.[HL2756]
We currently provide no direct budgetary assistance to the Government of Iraq.
Since 2010, the Government has spent approximately £23 million through the Department for International Development in Iraq. Of this, approximately £6.2 million has taken the form of UK contributions to EU and other multilateral funds, and £3.3 million has been assistance to the estimated 220,000 Syrian refugees in Iraq. The Government also provides bilateral project funding to various local partners including the Government of Iraq, parliament, judiciary and civil society organisations, which has totalled around £11 million since 2010. Details on this work can be found at: www.gov.uk/government/world/iraq.
The UK also supports Iraq through our contributions to the United Nations, including approximately £41.6 million to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq since 2010, and to the European Union.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the United States, other allies, and within the United Nations, regarding the successor to Martin Kobler as UN Special Adviser in Iraq, and about that individual’s responsibility for Camp Ashraf.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the United States, other allies, and within the United Nations, regarding the successor to Martin Kobler as UN Special Adviser in Iraq, and about that individual’s responsibility for Camp Ashraf.
My Lords, officials in New York and at our embassy in Baghdad have had informal discussions with international partners about the appointment of a new special representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq. The UN has a critical role to play in helping the Government of Iraq to address the challenges facing the country, and we hope that a new United Nations Secretary-General special representative will be appointed as soon as possible.
My Lords, I do not know whether to be heartened or disheartened by that Answer. The reality is that Martin Kobler has been an absolute failure. He has been compromised by the fact
that his wife is an ambassador to the Iraqi Government, and it appears that effectively no one—not the United Nations, the United States or the United Kingdom—is concerned about the sequence of attacks on Camp Liberty, condoned, it would appear, by the Iraqi Government. After moving people from Camp Ashraf to Camp Liberty, when are we going to see some compassion for the 3,000-plus Iranian refugees?
My Lords, I do not know whether to be heartened or disheartened by that Answer. The reality is that Martin Kobler has been an absolute failure. He has been compromised by the fact
that his wife is an ambassador to the Iraqi Government, and it appears that effectively no one—not the United Nations, the United States or the United Kingdom—is concerned about the sequence of attacks on Camp Liberty, condoned, it would appear, by the Iraqi Government. After moving people from Camp Ashraf to Camp Liberty, when are we going to see some compassion for the 3,000-plus Iranian refugees?
I understand the strength of the noble Lord’s feeling on this matter, which is a one on which we have had discussions in the past. We do not accept the criticisms of Martin Kobler. Indeed, in his latest report on Iraq, the United Nations Secretary-General made specific reference to and paid tribute to the work of Martin Kobler. We believe that a new representative needs to be appointed quickly and that a huge range of issues needs to be dealt with by the head of the UN once that appointment is made.
In relation to his comments on Camp Liberty, the noble Lord is aware that the UNHCR is overseeing Camp Liberty. It is its intention to ensure that various countries around the world accept these individuals from Camp Liberty. I understand that some countries have now come forward: Albania has offered to take 210 and Germany is relocating about 100. Of course, we are assessing certain individuals who in the past have been given refugee status in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the United Nations about Martin Kobler’s role as special adviser to Ban Ki-moon on refugee camps Ashraf and Liberty.[HL5941]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the United Nations about Martin Kobler’s role as special adviser to Ban Ki-moon on refugee camps Ashraf and Liberty.[HL5941]
We support the UN’s efforts to broker a peaceful solution to the situation at Camps Ashraf and Liberty. We have made no representations to the UN Secretary-General about the role of his special representative.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the expulsion from Iraq of members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq organisation, currently residing in Camp Liberty; and whether they have made representations to the government of Germany regarding reports that the German ambassador to Iraq, Britta Wagner, had issued a statement of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the expulsion from Iraq of members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq organisation, currently residing in Camp Liberty; and whether they have made representations to the government of Germany regarding reports that the German ambassador to Iraq, Britta Wagner, had issued a statement of...
We support the UN’s efforts to relocate residents of Camp Liberty in third countries, as outlined by the memorandum of understanding signed between the Government of Iraq and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq. We have made no representations to the government of Germany about this issue.
My Lords, is it not time that the Government made a judgment, based on first-hand evidence such as that produced by the ex-UNAMI chief Tahar Boumedra, and ignored the manipulation and dissembling by Martin Kobler on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations? If the United Kingdom is to maintain its integrity and influence in the Middle East, we should be pressing for the dismissal of Herr Kobler and, indeed, be asking ourselves, with our allies, whether the present Secretary-General of the United Nations has not outlived his usefulness.
My Lords, is it not time that the Government made a judgment, based on first-hand evidence such as that produced by the ex-UNAMI chief Tahar Boumedra, and ignored the manipulation and dissembling by Martin Kobler on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations? If the United Kingdom is to maintain its integrity and influence in the Middle East, we should be pressing for the dismissal of Herr Kobler and, indeed, be asking ourselves, with our allies, whether the present Secretary-General of the United Nations has not outlived his usefulness.
Before I answer the noble Lord’s very important question, I am sure the rest of the House will want to join me in wishing him a very happy birthday.
The noble Lord raises an important point. The Secretary-General, whom I met with last week at the United Nations, is doing a very important job, with the support of the international community, in some
very difficult circumstances. The specific situation in relation to Camp Liberty is that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, as part of the United Nations Assistance Mission, regularly reports about the situation in Camp Liberty and Camp Ashraf. Our own officials visited in July last year and the international community does not, at this stage, find any credible evidence to support the matters that have been raised by Mr Tahar Boumedra.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent information they have concerning flooding by sewage and storm water at Camp Liberty, and whether they have made representations to the United Nations and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq about conditions at the camp.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent information they have concerning flooding by sewage and storm water at Camp Liberty, and whether they have made representations to the United Nations and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq about conditions at the camp.
My Lords, we are aware that parts of Camp Liberty were flooded during a recent period of heavy rainfall, as were many parts of the Baghdad area. Fortunately, this did not affect residents’ accommodation blocks. We continue to monitor the situation at Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty through the embassy in Baghdad and to raise issues with the Government of Iraq and the United Nations.
I am grateful to the Minister. Can she tell us what the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Martin Kobler has achieved towards helping to relocate more than 3,000 refugees forced to move from Camp Ashraf to a virtual concentration camp at Camp Liberty? Are our Government alarmed by the resignation of Tahar Boumedra, the head of the UNAMI mission in Iraq, in protest at the distortion of the facts within Mr Kobler’s reports to the United Nations? Have our Government made representations to the UN to have Kobler sacked and replaced?
I am grateful to the Minister. Can she tell us what the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Martin Kobler has achieved towards helping to relocate more than 3,000 refugees forced to move from Camp Ashraf to a virtual concentration camp at Camp Liberty? Are our Government alarmed by the resignation of Tahar Boumedra, the head of the UNAMI mission in Iraq, in protest at the distortion of the facts within Mr Kobler’s reports to the United Nations? Have our Government made representations to the UN to have Kobler sacked and replaced?
The noble Lord raises some important issues. All noble Lords may not be familiar with the background to this matter but, effectively, the Special Representative for Iraq, Martin Kobler, has been accused by his adviser—according to his view—of not being entirely honest about the conditions in Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty. I do not agree with the noble Lord’s description of Camp Liberty as a concentration
camp. He will be familiar with the fact that Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, UNAMI, at the end of last year to move residents to Camp Liberty, with a view to them being assessed by the United Nations as to their refugee status and being relocated. I have concerns, which we have raised with the United Nations, but we are assured that the conditions within Camp Liberty meet the basic humanitarian standards.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help expedite a resolution of the status of refugees currently in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help expedite a resolution of the status of refugees currently in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
My Lords, in response to an appeal from the United Nations, we have agreed to consider the readmission to the United Kingdom, on an exceptional case-by-case basis, those residents of Camp Liberty who have had previous residence in the UK as refugees. This is subject to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees first assessing their current refugee status. We cannot judge the outcome or duration of that process, but hope that it moves forward quickly.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to encourage the United Nations towards more effective intervention within Camps Ashraf and Liberty regarding water and medical provision for the residents and protection of their basic human rights.[HL1245]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to encourage the United Nations towards more effective intervention within Camps Ashraf and Liberty regarding water and medical provision for the residents and protection of their basic human rights.[HL1245]
The United Nations (UN) continues to monitor conditions at both camps and has reassured us that facilities at Camp Liberty meet humanitarian and international standards. The UN also continues to facilitate discussions between the Government of Iraq and the leaderships of both Camp Ashraf and Liberty to find solutions to residents’ concerns. We have urged the Government of Iraq to respect the human rights of the camps’ residents in accordance with international law and Iraqi domestic law.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have in respect of all deaths in Camps Ashraf and Liberty since 1 January 2011; and what are the details of each case.[HL1246]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have in respect of all deaths in Camps Ashraf and Liberty since 1 January 2011; and what are the details of each case.[HL1246]
According to the UNHCR (the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), there has been one death in Camp Liberty since the process of relocating residents from Camp Ashraf began. We have no further details of this case. The United Nations has expressed difficulties in verifying the details of specific cases, but will continue to monitor the treatment of residents at both Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have current information regarding the medical treatment available to residents of Camp Ashraf; whether they monitor that treatment through the United Nations or otherwise; and what informationthey have regarding the medical treatment and circumstances of the death of Nour Mohammad Biranvand.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have current information regarding the medical treatment available to residents of Camp Ashraf; whether they monitor that treatment through the United Nations or otherwise; and what informationthey have regarding the medical treatment and circumstances of the death of Nour Mohammad Biranvand.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 February (HL15532), whether, under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Government of Iraq in respect of Camp Liberty, it was agreed that refugees transferring from Camp Ashraf would have...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 February (HL15532), whether, under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Government of Iraq in respect of Camp Liberty, it was agreed that refugees transferring from Camp Ashraf would have...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 February (HL15532), whether, under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Government of Iraq in respect of Camp Liberty, there are to be reasonable medical services provided; and what has...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 February (HL15532), whether, under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Government of Iraq in respect of Camp Liberty, there are to be reasonable medical services provided; and what has...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 February (HL15532), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the memorandum of understanding signed by the Government of Iraq in respect of Camp Liberty infrastructure and facilities.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 February (HL15532), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the memorandum of understanding signed by the Government of Iraq in respect of Camp Liberty infrastructure and facilities.