§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts concerning the future use of the Allied Command Europe rapid reaction corps in United Nations military operations.
Mr. HankyNATO Defence Ministers agreed at the December 1992 defence planning committee meeting, that support for United Nations and CSCE peacekeeping should be included among the missions of NATO forces and headquarters. In principle, therefore, the Allied720W Command Europe rapid reaction corps would in future be available for such support to the United Nations in common with other NATO formations.