To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 24 May 2007, Official Report, column 1481W, on Iraq: peacekeeping operations, whether the two requests for assistance on behalf of three Iraqi nationals were agreed to.

In line with our policy worldwide we do not comment on the substance of individual immigration or consular cases.

As I said in my response to my hon. Friend on 24 May 2007, Hansard, column 1481W, all requests for assistance are dealt with on a case by case basis, taking account of individual circumstances. If after assessment we decide that an individual's circumstances do not merit our assistance, we encourage them to contact local UN High Commissioner for Refugees offices, available national refugee bodies or other relevant agencies.