§ Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 15 December 1998,Official Report, column 419, on Iraq, what action he has since taken to support the Indict campaign. [91789]
§ Mr. HoonWe continue to support the Indict campaign. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary sent me a personal message of support to Indict in March when the campaign held a meeting in the House to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the Iraqi chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabjah. I recently discussed the campaign with my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) and plan to speak at an Indict function in the margins of the Labour party conference. FCO officials are in regular contact with Indict representatives to offer advice and support as appropriate, and have briefed other governments on Indict's work.