§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent information he has received from the United States Government concerning the missile attack last year on the pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum. [83468]
§ Mr. Robin CookIt is established practice under Section 1(c) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information not to disclose or discuss information received in confidence from foreign governments.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from Sudan concerning the attack on Akoc in Troc County, Bhar-el-Ghazal, Southern Sudan on 26 February. [83084]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 6 May 1999]: We have had a number of reports of an attack on Akoc by murahileen. Reporting by NGOs on the ground talked of over 40 killed and nearly 900 abducted.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in re-establishing an embassy in Khartoum. [83085]
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§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 6 May 1999]: As I made clear at the time of the withdrawal of staff, we hope the necessary conditions will be re-established for a return to normal relations with Sudan. We have been in regular contact with the Sudanese authorities and discussions continue.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the letter from Lady Bingham of Cornhill to the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Leeds, Central (Mr. Fatchett), what assistance he has given to the Sudanese Red Crescent(a) emergency vaccine campaign against meningitis and (b) malaria eradication programme. [83354]
§ Mr. Robin CookSupport for Red Cross activities, as for all humanitarian responses in Sudan, is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development.