§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what initiatives Her Majesty's Government are taking to meet the threat from Sadam Hussein towards Kuwait.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe responded rapidly to the threat from Saddam Hussein by deploying HMS Cornwall and HMS Cardiff, six additional Tornado GRI aircraft and the Spearhead battalion group to the region.
The UN Security Council unanimously passed SCR 949 on 15 October which demanded the complete withdrawal of all Iraqi military units. Iraq should not redeploy troops or enhance its military capacity in southern Iraq. Iraq should be in no doubt of our resolve.