§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent contact there has been with the Government of Sudan about the bombing by the USA of the factory in Khartoum; and if he will make a statement. [84227]
§ Mr. Robin CookWe have been in regular contact with the Government of Sudan since the withdrawal of staff from Khartoum last August. Discussions have covered a whole range of issues, including Al Shifa. We are hopeful of a return to normal relations with the Sudan.
§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government to support the action of the USA in bombing the factory in Khartoum, Sudan; and if he will make a statement. [84226]
§ Mr. Robin CookMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister gave his support to the US action last August as action against international terrorists. As Her Majesty's Government have said on many occasions since, the US told us at the time of the strike on Al Shifa that they had compelling evidence that the plant was being used for the production of chemical weapons materials.