Written question asked by John Austin (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 April 1999. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Thursday, 22 April 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ask the UN General Assembly to make a special allocation to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to meet the needs of the Tribunal arising from the events in Kosovo.

Answer: Mr. Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ask the UN General Assembly to make a special allocation to the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to meet the needs of the Tribunal arising from the events in Kosovo. [81729] Mr. Tony Lloyd: The United Nations General Assembly allocated the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia a budget for 1999 which was 51 per cent. greater than that allocated for 1998. The Tribunal has not so far sought a further budget provision to cover its work relating to Kosovo. We would give sympathetic consideration to any such request to the General Assembly.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 329 c613W; 81729
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Armed conflict Tribunals War crimes Serbia Yugoslavia Kosovo International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia