§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposal has been put forward for Lloyd's Register of London to verify the enforcement of sanctions against Iraq through Aqaba; and how this relates to the lifting of the siege on Aqaba.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryWe welcome the Jordanian proposal to replace the multinational interception force —MIF—in the Gulf of Aqaba with land-based personnel from Lloyd's Register. The task of the onshore inspection regime will be the same as that of the MIF: to prevent breaches of the sanctions regime imposed on Iraq by the United Nations. Until Iraq satisfies the terms of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, we will continue to lend full support to efforts to enforce sanctions against that country.