Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 19 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 February 1999. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Monday, 15 February 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, how many (a) members of the staff of his Department and (b) persons otherwise attached to his Department have served with the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq since 1991. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 25 January 1999).

Answer: Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) members of the staff of his Department and (b) persons otherwise attached to his Department have served with the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq since 1991. [67018] Mr. Tony Lloyd: [holding answer 25 January 1999]: (a) Fourteen FCO employees have served with the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq since 1991. (b) The FCO recruits, administers and, in most cases, pays for all UK-supplied personnel serving with the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq (including UNSCOM and IAEA). The FCO has supplied 286 such personnel (in addition to the 14 FCO employees) since 1991. These individuals come from the Armed Forces, other Government departments, industry and universities.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67018; 325 c579W;325 c580W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Inspections Iraq Staff Weapons Foreign and Commonwealth Office UN Special Commission on Iraq
Contains statistics: Yes