§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what joint initiatives Her Majesty's Government have proposed at the United Nations to combat international terrorism.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe and our European partners have expressed our continuing concern in the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights about the problem of international terrorism. The resolution adopted at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights specifically urged the Government of Iran to refrain from activities against members of the Iranian opposition abroad and to co-operate whole-heartedly with the authorities of other countries in investigating and punishing offences reported by them.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to raise at the next political co-operation meeting of the400W Foreign Affairs Council the measures required to combat the activities of terrorist groups from outside EU member states operating within the European Community member states.
§ Mr. HoggThere are no plans to raise this subject at the next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council but we do have regular contacts with our European Union partners about how best to tackle the problems of terrorism.