HL Deb 06 July 1998 vol 591 c102WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many persons in Kosovo they estimate to have been displaced (a) into Montenegro, (b) into Albania, (c) into Macedonia and (d) within Kosovo; and whether they have any information about Chechens and Mujahadeen being involved in actions against the Serb forces. [HL2441]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

At a UNHCR Humanitarian Issues Working Group on 26 June, Mrs. Ogata estimated that 77,000 people had been displaced from their homes in Kosovo. Twelve thousand had gone to Albania, 10,000 had gone to Montenegro and 55,000 were internally displaced. We have not received any information concerning displacement into Macedonia.

There have been rumours suggesting that some Chechens and Mujahadeen are present in Kosovo. We do not discount these.