HC Deb 17 February 1994 vol 237 cc938-9W
Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the number of regular Croatian forces engaged in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The United Nations estimated on 31 January that between 3,000 and 5,000 Croatian Army troops were deployed in Bosnia. The United Nations Secretary General has been requested to report further to the Security Council on 17 February.

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the conclusion of the UNPROFOR report concerning the artillery attack on the bread queue in Sarajevo on 21 August 1992 in respect of responsibility for the attack.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We understand that the United Nations was unable to draw any conclusions from its investigation into this incident.

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those(a) British aid workers and (b) British military personnel who have been killed in Bosnia-Herzegovina to date; and if he will indicate which of the factions are thought to be responsible in each case.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

(A)

  • Mr. Gulam Soobiah
  • Mrs. Christine Wincutt
  • Mr. Paul Goodall

(B)

  • Lance Corporal Wayne Edwards
  • It is impossible to determine with certainty who was responsible for these tragic deaths.

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the number of regular Serbian forces engaged in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We have seen no evidence that regular Serbian troops are engaged in Bosnia. But we believe that Belgrade continues to give support to the Bosnian Serbs by recruiting personnel and providing equipment.

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made to establish responsibility for the murder of the British aid worker, Paul Goodall, in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The Bosnian Government are actively investigating the case and are providing us with progress reports.

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