§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the safety of refugees in the United Kingdom returning to the states of the former Yugoslavia; and if he will make a statement. [17384]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorWe closely monitor the security situation in the former Yugoslavia.
We share the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' view that returns should take place in conditions of safety. As well as making our own assessments, we are in close touch with the UNHCR who has undertaken to provide information on the security, political, economic and social situation prevailing in the area to which return is planned.