§ Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Whether they are seeking concerted international pressure on Iraq to secure the release of 600 persons illegally removed from Kuwait and the exchange of any prisoners of war remaining from the Iraq-Iran war. [HL4795]
§ Baroness AmosThe UK continues to take an active role in the Tripartite Commission to establish the whereabouts of the 605 Kuwaiti and other nationals still missing since the occupation of Kuwait. Despite international efforts to urge Iraq to recognise the humanitarian nature of this issue, the Government of Iraq still refuse to co-operate with the process. They have so far provided information sufficient to close only three Kuwaiti missing files.
Iran and Iraq regularly exchange the bodies of combatants killed in the Iran-Iraq war, as well as remaining prisoners of war.