HC Deb 18 February 1997 vol 290 cc477-8W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the conclusions of the United Nations inspector-general contained in his report on the international genocide trials in Rwanda. [16322]

Dr. Liam Fox

I welcome the recent report by the UN office of internal oversight services into the international tribunal, which has identified areas of serious concern in the management of the tribunal. I commend Secretary-General Annan's announcement that he intends to reform the management of the tribunal.

Mr. Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what(a)representations he has received and (b)discussions he has participated in regarding the management of the international genocide trials in Rwanda. [16321]

Dr. Fox

We have received no representations regarding the international criminal tribunal. We fully support UN Secretary-General Annan's intention to address vigorously the reported problems in the management of the tribunal.