Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Friday, 5 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 October 2001. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 15 October 2001 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 assessment he has made of the number of UK citizens involved with fundamentalist paramilitary groups in (a) Afghanistan, (b) Kashmir, (c) Pakistan (d) Chechnya, (e) Lebanon and (f) Palestinian Authority territories; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the number of UK citizens involved with fundamentalist paramilitary groups in (a) Afghanistan, (b) Kashmir, (c) Pakistan (d) Chechnya, (e) Lebanon and (f) Palestinian Authority territories; and if he will make a statement. [7531] Mr. Bradshaw: We have no accurate figures for the number of UK citizens who may be involved with terrorists or other such groups in the places named.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7531; 372 c972W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: British nationality Pakistan Afghanistan Palestine Kashmir Chechnya Lebanon Paramilitary forces
Contains statistics: Yes
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