§ 81. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the new reports now received by Her Majesty's Government about the use of poison gas by Egyptian forces in the Yemen.
§ 83. Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government will now take steps to bring a motion before the Security Council of the United Nations condemning the use of poison gas by Egyptian forces in the Yemen, calling upon Egypt to stop its use and, failing compliance by Egypt, providing for the imposition of sanctions.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI would refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply to the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Dodds-Parker) on 8th June.—[Vol. 747, c.254.]
§ Mr. Blakerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the recent report of the International Committee of the Red Cross confirms the use of poison gas against villages in Yemen; and whether he will instruct the British representative to the United Nations himself to raise the matter of the use of gas.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI would refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply to the 13W hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Dodds-Parker) on 8th June.—[Vol. 747, c. 254.]