§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the export of a load handling system and container unit to Norwegian People's Aid in Kosovo. [106867]
§ Mr. VazWe have granted a licence for the export to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) of a Load Handling System and Container Unit for use by Norwegian People's Aid, an organisation engaged in humanitarian demining activities in Kosovo on behalf of 37W the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). These goods are on the UK's Military List.
UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1160 imposed an arms embargo on the FRY. The only exception to this embargo is that in UNSCR 1244, which provides that prohibitions imposed by UNSCR 1160 shall not apply to the sale or supply of arms and related material for use by the international civil and security presence in Kosovo. We have notified the UN Sanctions Committee of this export and they have raised no objection. The export of the equipment required for demining purposes is not prohibited by the EU arms embargo.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the accommodation available for displaced and homeless Roma in Kosovo. [106098]
§ Mr. VazUNMIK have given urgent consideration to the needs of the Roma. Shelter for all of Kosovo's population has been a major concern for the international community working in Kosovo this winter.
A number of contingency measures have been taken to provide some form of protection for people who do not have access to shelter of their own. These include:
500 prefabricated units set up in the Mitrovica, Pec and Decane districts;8,000 places in heated collective accommodation identified;the provision of up to 15,000 all-season tents and heating.