§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Kuwaitis are being kept in Iraqi prisons as a consequence of the Gulf war; and what representations he, or international bodies, have been making about these prisoners.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe Kuwaiti Government estimate that 592 Kuwaitis are unaccounted for after the Gulf war. 431W We raise the plight of Kuwaiti and other detainees with the Iraqi Government at every suitable opportunity, for example at the next Security Council review of sanctions on 17 May. We also fully support the International Red Cross in its efforts to persuade Iraq to respond to requests for information about the detainees.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimates exist of the number of foreign nationals being kept in Iraqi prisons; how many of these are British; and what representations are being made about access to them and about their release.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have no record of any British citizens being held in Iraqi prisons at the moment. Records are not kept of detained foreign nationals.