HC Deb 22 October 2002 vol 391 c200W
Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the meetings held between Saddam Hussein and British Ministers since July 1979. [75685]

Mike O'Brien

Since July 1979, the following Ministers have held meetings with Saddam Hussein:

  • July 1979 Lord Carrington (Foreign Secretary)
  • July 1980 Douglas Hurd (Minister of State, FCO)
  • November 1981 John Biffen (Trade Secretary)
  • March 1983 Douglas Hurd (Foreign Secretary)
  • November 1984 Richard Luce (Minister of State, FCO)
  • February 1988 David Mellor (Minister of State, FCO)