HC Deb 16 February 1999 vol 325 c736W
19. Mr. John Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the remit of United Nations Committee 661 in relation to sanctions on Iraq. [69440]

Mr. Fatchett

The Government fully support the crucial role of the United Nations Committee established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 661 in monitoring and implementing sanctions against Iraq, including humanitarian exemptions and relief under the Oil for Food programme.

We took the lead last year in proposing improvements to the procedures of the Sanctions Committee to increase the effectiveness of the Oil for Food programme. According to the latest reports, this programme is having ever greater success in ensuring that humanitarian supplies reach those who need them.

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