§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many lorries for use in carrying humanitarian relief in Bosnia have arrived in Bosnia to date; how many more lorries from the United Kingdom are to be sent; and what representations have been made for more lorries to be made available.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 17 November 1992]: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 404W office in Zagreb stated on 18 October that they had a trucking capacity of 110 trucks and were expecting a further 126 vehicles to arrive by mid-late November. Of the vehicles in operation at the time of the report, we had provided 21 trucks with a total capacity of 231 tonnes. Since then we have provided 10 more trucks with trailers to increase their carrying capacity, to enhance UNHCR's operations, and a further 12 trucks, with 10 trailers, left Felixstowe yesterday, carrying around £1 million of medical supplies destined for the World Health Organisation, to join the distribution operation. We have received no representations from UNHCR to make more vehicles available.