§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what(a) celebrations and (b) visits are taking place in connection with the 20th Anniversary of the Falklands War. [40668]
§ Mr. MacShaneEvents are planned on the Falkland Islands for the 20th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands on 14 June and for Remembrance Sunday on 10 November in a spirit of remembrance and reconciliation rather than celebration.
The Secretary of State for Defence will visit the Falklands in March. The Minister for the armed forces will attend the June Liberation Day events as the representative of her Majesty's Government and his Royal Highness the Duke of York will attend the Remembrance Day events in November.