§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which nations are represented in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Rwanda; and in what numbers.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAs at 30 September, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda—UNAMIR—consisted of troops, police and military observers—from Australia, 313; Austria, 16; Bangladesh, 52; Canada, 388; Chad, 130; Congo, 40; Ethiopia, 804; Fiji, one; Ghana, 899; Guinea, 15; Guinea Bissau, 39; Kenya, six; Malawi, 177; Mali, 39; Niger, 43; Nigeria, 271; Poland, three; Russian Federation, 15; Senegal, 241; Slovak Republic, seven; Tunisia, 40; United Kingdom, 595; Uruguay, 27; Zambia, 111; and Zimbabwe, 26.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current British contribution to peacekeeping forces in Rwanda.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe British contingent to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda currently consists of 575 personnel all ranks. It consists of: an equipment support workshop–182; an engineer squadron–144; a field ambulance–156; a signals detachment–29; a guard platoon–44; and 20 support personnel.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the United Nations forces in Rwanda are now fully assembled and deployed with full logistic support.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda is fully deployed with the exception of one battalion of troops from Zambia and one battalion of troops from India. Logistic support for the mission is currently provided by a number of contingents, including the British. A contract between the United Nations and the Brown and Root company to provide logistic support has not yet been finalised.