HC Deb 17 December 1991 vol 201 cc101-2W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has received on the alleged massacre of civilians at Dalj on 1 August 1991, Lovinac on 13 August 1991, Banija on 16 August 1991, and near Podrayska Slatina on 13 September 1991.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We are investigating these incidents, and I shall report as soon as possible.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on the number of civilian and Red Cross ambulances that have been destroyed by the action of Serbian forces in Croatia.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We have no reliable information on the number of ambulances destroyed by the Serbian forces in Croatia.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on the number of civilians who have been killed during the fighting in Croatia.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Conflicting claims and an absence of reliable independent sources mean that it is difficult to give precise figures for casualties in Croatia. Most estimates fall between 5,000 and 10,000 deaths.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has received on the number of hospitals, churches and cultural monuments which have been damaged or destroyed by federal army action in Croatia.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I have no reliable figures for the number of hospitals, churches and cultural monuments damaged or destroyed by Yugoslav federal army action in Croatia.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on the number of Red Cross medical personnel missing in Croatia; and what does he know of their fate.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

On 13 December 1991, no ICRC personnel were missing in Croatia. We have no reliable information on the number of local Croatian Red Cross personnel missing.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Yugoslavian authorities about the repeated shelling of Dubrovnik.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We have publicly and strongly condemned the Yugoslav federal army's aggression against Dubrovnik, a city of no military significance. And at our initiative, a group of ambassadors have made strong representations to the Ministry of Defence in Belgrade.