HL Deb 12 March 2001 vol 623 c66WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they believe that all prisoners held by Iraq and Iran at the end of the war between those countries have now been released; and, if not, whether they will use all available channels to achieve that end. [HL1009]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

We believe that there are a number of prisoners still being held in Iraq and Iran since the end of the war between those two countries. We understand there are ongoing negotiations between Iraq and Iran with the involvement of the ICRC. We continue to remind both Iraq and Iran of their obligations under SCR 598.