§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the statement by Mr. Denis Halliday, the former United Nations Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq, in Middle East International of 13 November, a copy of which has been given to him, that the policy of the United Kingdom and United States of America towards Iraq is incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations. [61694]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 30 November 1998]: Sanctions on Iraq were imposed under and in accordance with the UN Charter.
The latest report by the UN Secretary General on the "oil for food" programme, published on 19 November, notes that the programme continues to have a positive effect on the living conditions of the Iraqi people.