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Written question asked by Viscount Waverley (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 March 2000. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Thursday, 16 March 2000.


Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Question
In the most recent year for which figures are available, (a) how many applications were made to the UN-Iraq Sanctions Committee under the Oil for Food programme or under other humanitarian programmes; (b) how many of these applications were approved; (c) how many were refused; (d) how many are still outstanding; (e) what was the average length of time taken to consider each application. [HL 1365]. - Includes figures and ref to UN website at http://www.un.org/Depts/oip.html.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL 1365; 610 c229WA
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Applications Administrative delays Exemptions Humanitarian aid Iraq Food Oil United Nations UN resolutions Sanctions Foreign trade
Contains statistics
Yes