Written question asked by Robert Parry (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 November 1996. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 November 1996 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: If he will list the United Nations refugee camps in the Gulf area indicating the number of refugees they contain at the most recent date. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Parry: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the United Nations refugee camps in the Gulf area indicating the number of refugees they contain at the most recent date; and if he will make a statement. [3174] Dr. Fox: The numbers of refugees in UN camps in the Gulf area within individual countries are shown in the table. Figures for individual camps within countries are not held centrally. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 000's Iran 2,236.4 Iraq 119.6 Saudi Arabia 18.0 Total Gulf region 2,374.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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