§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the action taken by the Iraqi Government via the International Court against the UK for the use of depleted uranium by the UK forces in Southern Iraq. [51637]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Government are not aware of any legal case brought by Iraq against the UK for the use of depleted uranium during the Gulf War.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to the Iraqi Government concerning the attempted assassination of Dr. Baham Salih. [51636]
§ Mr. BradshawNone. It is not clear who was responsible for the assassination attempt on Dr. Barham Salih.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the stability of the(a) PUK and (b) KDP in Northern Iraq. [51635]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have had de facto control of the three northern Iraqi governorates since the Iraqi administration withdrew in October 1991. There are no indications of instability within either of these two political parties. In recent years there has been increasing cooperation between the PUK and KDP, particularly in dealing with humanitarian issues such as the implementation of the "oil for food" programme and the return of internally displaced people to their home towns.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has collated about the attack sites and the weapons used by the Iraqi Government on northern Iraq. [51572]
§ Dr. MoonieI have been asked to reply.
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 26 April 2002, Official Report, column 486W.