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Backbench Business

14 July 2022

Lead MP

Yasmin Qureshi

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Yasmin Qureshi raised concerns about backbench business in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.

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Ms. Qureshi moved that the House notes the commemoration of Srebrenica Memorial Week from July 4 to 11, 2022, which marked the 27th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica where over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were murdered. She expressed concern about current threats to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and commended Remembering Srebrenica for their work in preventing prejudice.
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