Tony Baldry (Banbury): The Foreign Secretary was right to draw attention to the failures of the war crimes tribunals in Bosnia and Rwanda, but there is another model that the United Kingdom and the United States initiated and were responsible for, which is the successful tribunal in Sierra Leone that has its own specific UN mandate. I wonder whether that might be a model for Iraq. It would ensure that whatever happens is under the authority of the UN and has international respect.
Mr. Straw: There are a number of models, including domestic ones. We need to consider what will work and what will be most cost effective.
10 April 2003