§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Government to help secure the release of the 800 individuals removed from Kuwait to Iraq in 1990 and still believed to be held by the Iraqi authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe are maintaining pressure on Iraq to fulfil all its obligations under United Nations Security Council resolutions, including the return of Kuwaiti and other nationals still missing in Iraq.
We fully support Kuwait's efforts through the International Committee of the Red Cross to establish the whereabouts of its missing citizens, of whom some 800 are believed to be in Iraq.
We raise this question at each Security Council review of sanctions and will continue to do so until Iraq meets its obligations.