§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken to ensure that the sanctions on Serbia do not affect supplies of food and medicines.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggUnited Nations Security Council resolution 757 specifically exempts from the sanctions regime foodstuffs and supplies intended strictly for medical purposes. Exports of both categories have to be notified to the sanctions committee. To date approximately 70 per cent. of all applications received by the committee have been for foodstuffs and medicines and all have been passed without objection.