Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Friday, 28 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 October 2000. It was answered by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 October 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he has taken to ensure that the OSCE mission in Kosovo registers the displaced non-Albanians to allow them to vote in the forthcoming elections.

Answer: Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he has taken to ensure that the OSCE mission in Kosovo registers the displaced non-Albanians to allow them to vote in the forthcoming elections. [134088] Mr. Vaz: Within Kosovo the UN/OSCE Joint Registration Task Force had registered approximately 1 million people before the official close of Registrations on 19 July 2000. To encourage registration the OSCE Mission in Kosovo mounted extensive public information campaigns and regular meetings with representatives of all ethnic groups. Out-of-Kosovo registration was contracted out to the Institute of Migration who have registered just under 40,000 people. Unfortunately as a result of Milosevic's deliberate policy of non-co-operation with the International Community those displaced persons resident in Serbia were not able to register. Registration figures are not broken down on ethnic lines.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 355 c150-1W;355 c150W; 134088
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Elections Electoral register Ethnic groups Publicity Refugees Kosovo
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk