HC Deb 18 June 1993 vol 226 c760W
Lady Olga Maitland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many breaches of the UN no-fly zone have taken place over Bosnia since it was established; and if he will list the reported breaches by month.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The no-fly zone over Bosnia was established by UN Security Council resolution 781 of 9 October 1992. Between 22 October 1992—when monitoring of the zone began—and 9 June 1993, the UN secretariat recorded 600 violations of the zone, as follows:

Month Number
22–31 October 1992 13
November 1992 213
December 1992 142
January 1993 35
February 1993 58
March 1993 38
April 1993 42
May 1993 20
1–9June 1993 39