§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the role of Diego Garcia as a base for a possible attack on Iraq. [60160]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 17 November 1998]: The US authorities sought our agreement, in advance, for the use of facilities in Diego Garcia for US aircraft in connection with the Gulf crisis. It was given.
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is his policy that UNSCOM has to certify that Iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction before UN sanctions on Iraq can be lifted. [60278]
§ Mr. Tony LloydUnited Nations Security Council Resolution (SCR) 687 of April 1991 obliges Iraq to accept the destruction of its weapons of mass destruction and to undertake not to develop such weapons in the future. The United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are the organisations tasked by the Security Council with overseeing these processes. Paragraph 22 of SCR 687 provides for the embargo on Iraqi exports to remain in force until the Security Council is satisfied that the requirements of SCR 687 have been fulfilled.