§ 20. Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the latest information available to him about the position of United Kingdom troops in the former Yugoslavia.
§ Mr. RifkindRegular reports are now placed in the Library of the House each Thursday.
§ 29. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the further participation of British troops in former Yugoslavia.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere are no plans for any additional use of British troops over and above those escorting humanitarian aid convoys, including convoys of detainees.
§ 30. Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the level of air 647W cover generally and operational aerial intelligence and surveillance available to the United Kingdom commander and his convoys in the former Yugoslavia.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAir support is not part of the concept of the deployment and would fundamentally alter the nature of the operation, risking escalation. NATO airborne early warning aircraft are conducting air surveillance of the Adriatic and Bosnia-Herzegovina, but this is to detect violations of UN sanctions and the no-fly zone, not to provide cover for ground forces.