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36. Sir Marcus Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for reign and Cornnonwealth Affairs if he will make a the consideration being given to peace and security in the middle cast after the present hostilities.
Mr. Douglas Hogg: It must be for the Gulf states and others in the region to decide future arrangements for pence and security once hostilities have ended. We are ready to play our part, if asked to do so, in support of
arrangements.
33. Mr. Brandon-Bravo: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is eng made with other countries on burden sharing with United Kingdom costs of the conflict in the Gulf.
Mr. Douglas Hogg: We continue to have discussions with a number of countries which may be willing to contribute to our costs. Generous cash contributions have been pledged by Kuwait. Germany, the United Arab Emirates. Japan. and Hong Kong totalling £1-2 billion.
33. Mr. Dykes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the non-military assistance being provided
European and other countries in respect of the allied efforts in the present Gulf conflict.
Mr. Douglas Hogg: Considerable non-military assis- tence is being provided by European and other countries to the multinational force in the Gull, mainly in the form of financial backing or medical and other logistical support. We are still in discussion with a number of countries which have not contributed directly to the military effort, but which may be willing to help defray our
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Soviet Union
¡9. Mr. Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign und Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to visit the Sovet Union to discuss United Kingdom- Soviet relations.
Mr. Douglas Hogg: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of Sanic attaches importance to maintaining a dialogue with the Soviet Government. Dates for his next visit to the Soviet Union have not yet been fixed.
38. Mr. Andy Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the Soviet ambassador to discuss United Kingdom-Soviet relations
Mr. Douglas Hogg: British-Soviet relations were among the subjects discussed when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State saw the Soviet ambassador on 31 January.
Drugs
20. Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on British participation in the international fight against drugs.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: We give high priority to combating drugs problems We welcome the recent appointment of Mr. Gincome to head the new United Nations
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international drug control programme and will continu to work vigurously with the United Nations. in the European Community, with the Council of Europe's Pompiulou group and through bilateral assistance programmes in the international fight against drugs.
Cyprus
21. Mr. Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Contmonwealth Affairs when he last met the high commissioner of the republic of Cyprus to discuss United Nations resolutions on Cyprus.
Mr. Garel-Jones: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs last met the Cyprus high commissioner formally on 1 November. He called on me on 15 November.
British-American Relations
25. Mr. Churchill: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to meet the United States Secretary of State to discuss British-American relations.
Mr. Hurd: I am often in touch with Secretary Baker and hope to meet him again within the next few weeks.
Dalai Lama
27. Mr. Mullin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is proposing to meet the Dalai Lama of Tibet when he visits Britain next month.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: My right hon. Friend hus no plans to do so.
Guatemala
34. Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next intends to meet representatives of the Government of Guatemala.
Mr. Garel-Jones: Neither I nor my right hon. Friend have any present plans to meet representatives of the Guatemalan Government. Developments in the Gulf obliged me to abandon plans to attend the inauguration of President Serrano on 14 January, I look forward to visiting Guatemala when I can.
East Timor
35. Ms. Primarolo: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a staternent on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the current situation in East Tirnor,
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: We support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to promote contacts between the Indonesian and Portuguese Governments aimed at achieving a settlement which reflects the interests of the people of East Timor.
International Criminal Court
37. Mr. Archer: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will initiate discussions with the United Nations with a view to establishing an international criminal court.
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