§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government of Burundi does not offer an amnesty for crimes against humanity committed against British and other nationals during the civil war; and if he will make a statement. [151767]
§ Mr. MullinThe violation of human rights and international humanitarian law in Burundi continues to be of serious concern. While we cannot dictate the terms of any eventual ceasefire between the parties to the conflict in Burundi, we are working closely with the international community on the issue of post-conflict justice in Burundi and how best to bring an end to impunity.
In this respect, we support the proposal of the United Nations to send an assessment mission to Burundi, which is to consider the advisability and feasibility of establishing an international commission of judicial inquiry for Burundi.
Contributions made by the United Kingdom to the Council of Europe in 2003 € Budget Government Department Amount Ordinary budget Foreign and Commonwealth Office 21,918,076 Pensions Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2,197,145 Extraordinary budget (buildings) Foreign and Commonwealth Office 501,787 European Youth Foundation Foreign and Commonwealth Office 311,238 Venice Commission Foreign and Commonwealth Office 405,318 Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field Department of Health 287,889 European Pharmacopoeia Department of Health 691,424 Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) Home Office 241,215 Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Group of States against Corruption Home Office 235,775 Graz Centre Department for Education and Skills 233,600 In 2004 the UK's contributions to the Council of Europe will total €28,359,459. This breaks down into 10 strands:
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Contributions to be made by the United Kingdom to the Council of Europe in 2004 € Budget Government Department Amount Ordinary budget Foreign and Commonwealth Office 22,376,585 Pensions Foreign and Commonwealth Office 3,060,401 Extraordinary budget (buildings) Foreign and Commonwealth Office 497,665 European Youth Foundation Foreign and Commonwealth Office 337,136 Venice Commission Foreign and Commonwealth Office 375,414 Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field Department of Health 259,132 European Pharmacopoeia Department of Health 681,760 Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) Home Office 249,773 Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Group of States against Corruption Home Office 287,213 Graz Centre Department for Education and Skills 231,381 In respect of crimes committed against British nationals, we continue to raise individual cases with the Burundi authorities.