Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth

I agree with the hon. Gentleman, as would all hon. Members in the Chamber—their constituents have brought them here. The work of the Tamil community in Britain has tried to force this issue up the list of things that the Government are considering. I have been trying to trace a number of constituents' relatives who are caught up in the conflict. Last week, I was told by the International Committee of the Red Cross that it is""unfortunately, not able to carry out tracing in this area."" Throughout the debate, I hope that hon. Members will put themselves in the position of my constituents who have been told by the organisation that is most likely to be able to locate their families, "Sorry, we can't." Britain's Tamil community is large and vibrant. It adds enormously to the economy and well-being of our country. There are approximately 250,000 Tamils within the M25. In my constituency, as I am sure in those of all hon. Members, they are hard-working, small business people. They are doctors, or the people on whom we rely for the continuation and running of our cities.