To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure that Article 140 of the national constitution of Iraq is implemented within its proposed timescale. (112273)

Implementation of the Iraqi constitution is a matter for the Government of Iraq. We continue to encourage the Iraqi authorities to ensure that the process on the future of Kirkuk is as transparent and inclusive as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions her Department has had with representatives of Turkey on the implementation by the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan of Article 140 of the national constitution of Iraq. (112274)

The implementation of Article 140 of Iraq’s constitution is a matter for the sovereign Government of Iraq and its people. We are aware of Turkish concerns about the future of Kirkuk and have held regular and wide-ranging discussions with Turkey about the situation in Iraq. Our exchanges on Article 140 have focused on encouraging the Iraqi authorities and the UN to ensure that the process on the future of Kirkuk is as transparent and inclusive as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what her latest estimate is of the number of Iraqi civilians killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein; and if she will make a statement. (111154)

I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Mullin) gave the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Mr. Donaldson) on 23 March 2005, Official Report, columns 886-87W.