Written question asked by Hilton Dawson (Labour) on Monday, 28 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 April 2005. It was answered by Chris Mullin (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with (a) Government colleagues and (b) international counterparts providing UK police officers for civilian protection in Darfur.

Answer: Mr. Dawson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has discussed with (a) Government colleagues and (b) international counterparts providing UK police officers for civilian protection in Darfur. [224325] Mr. Mullin: We support the African Union (AU) civilian police mission in Darfur. Around 200 police officers are currently deployed, with more expected soon. We have provided more than £14 million and loaned technical expertise to the AU mission. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's chief police advisor helped the AU in Addis Ababa to develop the plan for the policing mission. There are currently no plans to deploy UK police officers for civilian protection in Darfur and the AU has not requested any.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1496W;432 c1492W; 224325
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Deployment Development aid Civilians Protection Police Sudan Darfur
Contains statistics: Yes
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