Kosovo: Religious Buildings

Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department has on the number of mosques which have been built in Kosovo since 1991.

Mr. Jim Murphy
According to figures provided to officials by the head imam of the Kosovo Islamic Union, of the 218 mosques destroyed during the 1990s, 147 have been reconstructed. Twenty seven new mosques have also been built.

Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Saudi counterpart on Saudi Government funding for the construction of mosques in Kosovo.

Mr. Jim Murphy
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has not discussed the issue of funding for the construction of mosques in Kosovo with his Saudi counterpart.