§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to which countries the 400 ex-detainees, currently in the Karlovac transit camp, have been allocated; what main criteria are taken into account when country allocation is determined; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThere are currently 303 ex-detainees in Karlovac awaiting transfer. Twenty-two 585W countries have offered places for ex-detainees under the joint United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-International Committee of the Red Cross scheme. Except for those with close links—eg family ties—with a particular country, UNHCR allocates places according to availability.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 15 June,Official Report, column 493, how many of the 2,400 detainees in Bosnia have now been visited by the International Committee of the Red Cross; how many, to date, have been released; how many are expected to be re-settled in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) other EC countries and (c) non-EC countries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe International Committee of the Red Cross has successfully secured the release of approximately 6,840 detainees in Bosnia-Herzegovina and they are visiting a further 3,550 still held in detention. Of the 4,571 ex-detainees who had left Karlovac transit centre by 16 June, 238 went to the United Kingdom, 2,007 to other EC countries and 2,326 to non-EC countries.