Written question asked by Alice Mahon (Labour) on Thursday, 3 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 July 2003. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Friday, 11 July 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Serbs and (b) other minorities have returned to Kosovo in the past year. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mrs. Mahon: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) Serbs and (b) other minorities have returned to Kosovo in the past year. [124422] Mr. MacShane: United Nations Mission in Kosovo figures indicate that in 2002 there were 2,756 returns: 966 Serbs, 390 Roma, 884 Ashkali/Egyptians, 149 Bosniaks, 73 Gorani and 294 Kosovo Albanians returned to areas where they are a minority. During the first five months of 2003, 437 Serbs, 330 Roma/Ashkali/ Egyptians, 133 Bosniaks, 31 Gorani and 61 Kosovo Albanians returned to Kosovo. This is a total of 992 returns, up from 874 during the same period last year.

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