§ Mrs. Clwydasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organisation exercise Elder Forest.
§ Mr. StanleyElder Forest is the name of a routine NATO exercise which takes place every other year and is designed to test the United Kingdom air defences, This year's exercise was held between 21–24 April and aircraft of nine NATO countries, including France, took part. Planning for the exercise commenced in mid-1985 and it was unconnected with the recent USAF operation against terrorist targets in Libya.