§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are actively co-operating with all efforts to secure the release of the 605 persons from a total of eight countries who were removed from Kuwait to Iraq 10 years ago. [HL1010]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalWe are committed to working through the Tripartite Commission to establish the whereabouts of the 605 Kuwaitis and other nationals still missing since the Iraqi occupation. The UK played a leading role in the adoption of SRC 1284, which appointed Yuli Vorontsov as the UN High Level Co-ordinator for Kuwaiti matters with the aim of raising the profile of these issues and increasing pressure on Iraq to co-operate.