That this House, recalling the sentiments expressed in Early Day Motion 721, welcomes the apparent developments with regard to the Kurdish People in Iraq; laments the lack of initiative by the international community to call to attention the plight of Kurdish People in neighbouring Iran, Turkey and Syria; believes that in order for full democracy to be achieved in the region, the question of the Kurdish People has to be fairly, democratically and expeditiously resolved with the full participation of all parties concerned and under the auspices of the international community; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to work with the international community to promote the democratic, linguistic and cultural rights of the Kurdish people.

That this House, recalling the sentiments expressed in Early Day Motion 721, welcomes the apparent developments with regard to the Kurdish People in Iraq; laments the lack of initiative by the international community to call to attention the plight of Kurdish People in neighbouring Iran, Turkey and Syria; believes that...

That this House notes with alarm that documents showing that Astra/BMARC paid millions of pounds in secret commissions on sales to Iran and Iraq have been uncovered; notes these documents were in the possession of the DTI inspectors throughout the Trade and Industry Committee inquiry into arms sales to Iran but were not made available to the inquiry where they would have supported witnesses who claimed there was a large but secret order book at Astra/BMARC supplying arms to Iran which helped facilitate the arming of both parties to the Iran/Iraq conflict; and requires the Government to give a true account of what use its arms agents made of Astra/BMARC in the 1980s.

That this House notes with alarm that documents showing that Astra/BMARC paid millions of pounds in secret commissions on sales to Iran and Iraq have been uncovered; notes these documents were in the possession of the DTI inspectors throughout the Trade and Industry Committee inquiry into arms sales to Iran...

That this House notes that between 5th June 1989 and 7th June 1990 the Right honourable Member for Thanet South was a director of Astra Defence Systems Ltd and in this capacity attended two board meetings held on 26th July and 3rd October 1989 at which consideration was given to reports concerning a project called Diana which involved the supply of an air defence system, guns and ammunition to Thailand and a contract to supply 126 naval guns to Chile; further notes that both these countries were used at the time as conduits for the supply or arms to Iran, and in particular Iraq, in breach of the arms embargo and that the whole surface fleet of the Chilean navy consisted of just 31 vessels at the relevant time; further understands that these matters were the subject of the Right honourable Member's evidence to the Scott Inquiry; and calls on him in the public interest to publish his evidence.

That this House notes that between 5th June 1989 and 7th June 1990 the Right honourable Member for Thanet South was a director of Astra Defence Systems Ltd and in this capacity attended two board meetings held on 26th July and 3rd October 1989 at which consideration was given to...