§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what actions the United Kingdom has taken to secure international funding to support the work of the war crimes tribunal in Bosnia. [38117]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorThe International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is funded by assessed and voluntary contributions.
We encourage all member states to pay their assessed contributions promptly and in full as we do. We have also made voluntary contributions of almost £600,000 to the office of the prosecutor and hope that others follow our example.
§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what role the implementation force—IFOR—troops have in seeking out war crimes suspects. [38118]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorIFOR troops will detain and transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia any persons indicted by the tribunal whom they encounter in the performance of their duties if circumstances permit.