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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the (a) requests to supply materials and supplies for essential civilian needs, (b) applications and contracts for humanitarian supplies and (c) hospital equipment which the Ad Hoc Committee on Security Council 661 Committee-Iraq has vetoed; and if he will make a statement. [31251] Mr. Fatchett: [holding answer 24 February 1998]: In 1997 over 12,000 applications were submitted to the Security Council Committee Established by Resolution 661 (1990) Concerning the Situation Between Iraq and Kuwait. It would therefore be a disproportionate use of resources to attempt to determine the total number of applications which have been blocked since the Committee was established in 1990. Regarding the status of applications submitted to the Committee under the "oil for food" scheme, the UN produces a document detailing the status of each application and the goods involved. I have arranged for a copy of the latest available version of this document to be placed in the Libraries of the House.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

31251; 307 c313W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

International assistance Iraq Iraq-Kuwait conflict Kuwait Medical equipment Sanctions UN Security Council

Contains statistics

Yes