§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Government will now assign an aircraft for aid flights to Bosnia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe RAF has been flying into Bosnia since 3 July. When hostilities permit two or three sorties a day are flown to Sarajevo by RAF Hercules. A total of 3,400 tonnes have been delivered in this way by the United Kingdom so far.
§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when it is planned that the next UN aid convoy will reach the besieged enclave of Srebenica; and if it will be carrying medicines.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydDecisions on where and when to operate UN aid convoys in Bosnia are taken in the field by the staff of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN protection force. In doing so, they have to take into account the local needs, security situation, weather conditions and the availability of suitable vehicles. Now that the UNHCR staff have gained access to Srebenica they are better able to take account of local needs, including medical supplies, in planning future convoys.