§ Lord McNairasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 14 December 1998 (WA 134), and the recent killing of workers assisting with International Committee of the Red Cross activities, what action they are taking to protect aid workers in Sudan [HL2241]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThe security of aid workers is, of course, an issue of great importance. Her Majesty's Government do not employ aid workers directly in Sudan; they work through agencies. The security of those working for agencies is high on the agenda of the Technical Committee for Humanitarian Affairs (a joint UN, Government of Sudan. Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement Committee), with whom we are in regular contact and whose work we encourage.