§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out(a) those areas of policy successes and (b) those areas of policy failures within his Department's responsibilities since May 1979.
§ Mrs. ChalkerFor the period to May 1988, I refer the hon. Member to the written answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 6 May 1988 at col.638 to the question from my late hon. Friend the then Member for Epping Forest (Sir John Biggs-Davison). We have continued successfully to pursue policies aimed at safeguarding Britain's security through membership of NATO, developing Britain's prosperity within the European Community, and strengthening international stability and order through an active bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.