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Child Abduction

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many children were abducted from the UK in October. [75654]

Mr. MacShane: The total number of children reported as abducted from the United Kingdom in the period 1–17 October is three.

Immigration

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reason the British Embassy in Cairo is no longer accepting applications for family reunion from Somali nationals. [76530]

Mr. MacShane: The designated entry clearance posts for Somali nationals are Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Cairo does accept applications from Somali nationals for family reunion, but only from those who can show they are resident in Egypt.

Public Bodies

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people

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are employed by the (a) Government Hospitality Fund Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine and (b) Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; what their roles and terms of reference are; and what their annual budget for each year since 1997–98 was and their projected budget for the coming year. [75972]

Mr. MacShane: The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine does not employ personnel. The Committee is composed of four appointed Masters of Wine and a Chairman who give their time without remuneration. A civil servant from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office acts as Secretary to the Committee. The roles of members of the Committee and terms of reference are defined in its Annual Reports, available in the library of the House. The Committee is advisory and holds no budget.

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is within the remit of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. However, I understand that there are 36 people currently employed by CABE. Their roles are detailed in CABE's Annual Report and Accounts 2001–02 which is in the libraries of both Houses. CABE does not have formal terms of reference but its vision and objectives are set out in its Annual Report.

CABE was established in 1999 and its annual budget since then has been:

1999–2000: #3,330,000

2000–2001: #1,530,000

2001–2002: #1,538,000

2002–2003: #3,500,000

Projected Budget for 2003–4 is #3,500,000.

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the performance of the (a) Government Hospitality Fund Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine and (b) Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; what performance targets he has set; what reports were published on their performance in the last three years; and if he will place copies in the Library. [75973]

Mr. MacShane: The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine is an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). Its members give their time voluntarily and meet only on four half days each year. Members are bound by the Terms of Reference of the Committee, against which they have and continue to deliver the highest quality advice on wines and cellar-management. The terms of reference of the Committee are included in the annual report of the Committee, copies of which have been placed in the Library.

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is within the remit of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport but the FCO collaborates closely with it. However, I understand that the Secretary of State reviews CABE's performance through the following review meetings:

January/February: Ministerial endorsement and signing of funding agreement

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May/June: Review of performance in previous financial year

November/December: Mid-year review of performance.

CABE published an Annual Report and Accounts for 2000–01 and 2001–02, copies of which have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.

Indonesia

Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what new action he plans to take to protect the interests of UK citizens who are in detention in Indonesia. [76318]

Mr. MacShane: There are currently 7 British citizens detained in Indonesia. Consular staff will continue to provide all possible consular assistance to the detainees and to monitor the situation to ensure their continued safety.

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. [76093]

Mr. MacShane: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) leads on environment issues. All recent representations from IFAW have been passed to Defra for action.

Zimbabwe

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent changes there have been to European Union sanctions against Zimbabwe. [76676]

Peter Hain: With the support of Her Majesty's Government, the Council of the European Union adopted Common Position 2002/600/CFSP on 22 July 2002 extending the list of individuals subject to an EU travel ban and asset freeze from 20 to 72. The extension highlights the collective responsibility borne by the ruling Zanu-PF elite for the continued deterioration in the situation in Zimbabwe. The Council subsequently adopted Decision 2002/754/CFSP on 13 September extending to 79 the list of individuals subject to the measures to take account of changes to the Zimbabwean Government announced on 26 August 2002.

Somalia and Angola

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent changes there have been to the United Nations sanctions against (a) Somalia and (b) Angola (UNITA). [76677]

Peter Hain: (a) With the support of HMG the United Nations Security Council on 22 July 2002 adopted resolution 1425 (2002) consolidating and strengthening the arms embargo against Somalia. In addition to arms the embargo now also applies to the direct or indirect supply to Somalia of technical advice, financial and

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other assistance, and training related to military activities. The resolution reflects the ongoing threat to peace security caused by the conflict in Somalia.

(b) On 15 August the United Nations Security Council, with HMG's support, adopted resolution 1432 (2002). The resolution suspends for a further ninety days the travel ban on designated members of UNITA, established pursuant to resolution 1127 (1997). The suspension of the travel ban will allow UNITA officials to participate fully in the peace process.

Iraq

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library copies of all (a) reports produced by and (b) communications with The United Nations Inspection Body for Iraq, since the end of 1998. [75869]

Mr. MacShane: UNMOVIC's reports are available on the UNMOVIC website (http://www.un.org/Depts/unmovic/index.htm).

The Government has been in routine contact with UNMOVIC over the organisation of the advanced training courses for UNMOVIC inspectors which it has funded. Officials also have regular contact with staff of UNMOVIC in New York, as we do with other UN organisations. The Director-General of UNMOVIC Dr. Hans Blix has visited the UK on a number of occasions since UNMOVIC was established, and has held discussions with officials and Ministers. The content of such exchanges is confidential. (Code of Practice on access to Government Information Part 2 Exemption1a, information whose disclosure would harm national security or defence). Although Dr. Blix has made himself available for media interviews and meetings.

Ms Atherton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what goods on the Military List have recently been approved for export to Iraq. [77621]

Mr. MacShane: Following consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Trade and Industry recently approved a licence to export laboratory equipment to UNESCO for use by the Suleymaniyah Technical Institute in Northern Iraq. The export included potassium cyanide and hydrofluoric acid which are subject to the Dual-Use Items (Export Control) Regulations 2000 as amended. HMG is confident that there is no proliferation threat associated with this export.

The UN Iraq Sanctions Committee approved this export to Iraq under the Oil for Food programme (OFF). Under OFF Iraq is allowed to export unlimited quantities of oil to fund the purchase of humanitarian goods. The export is consistent with the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.

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