§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees concerning the problems of Kurdish people.
§ Mr. MaudeWe are in regular touch with UNHCR on the problem of Kurdish refugees. We are currently studying an international appeal launched by the UNHCR on 20 December for assistance to Iraqi Kurdish refugees in Turkey.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations have been made to the Government of Iraq concerning the treatment of Kurdish people.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have nothing to add to the reply I gave the hon. Gentleman on 25 October last year at column 490.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken by the staff of Her Majesty's embassy in Turkey to visit the refugee camps of Kurdish asylum seekers from Iraq.
§ Mr. MaudeStaff from Her Majesty's embassy, Ankara, last visited the Iraqi Kurdish refugee camps in Turkey in July 1989. A request to the Turkish Government for a further visit in December was refused. We have repeatedly urged the Turkish Government to reconsider their position.