HC Deb 11 December 1990 vol 182 c338W
Mr. Hayward

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice is being given by his Department to relatives of hostages in Iraq and Kuwait in relation to their visiting their hostage relatives.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Saddam Hussein announced on 6 December that all foreign nationals were allowed to leave Iraq. We are arranging for the vast majority to do so. There is therefore no need for families to visit Baghdad.

Mr. Hayward

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in arranging for parcels to be sent to hostages in Iraq and Kuwait.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The British Red Cross is already packing parcels. They will be dispatched on 19 December if there is still a need for them.