§ Lord Mulleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What measures exist to enable the Ministry of Defence to meet the contingency of unforeseen demands on the Armed Forces by the United Nations or related to Britain's remaining overseas territories.
§ Lord HenleyThe Government's plans for force restructuring recognised that new peacetime commitments, including United Nations operations, could arise in the changed strategic setting. As demonstrated in recent Defence White Papers, the Government remains confident that our Armed Papers, the Government remains confident that our Armed Forces are fully able to carry out the broad spectrum of operations which they currently undertake: for our own protection, contributing to collective defence with out allies through NATO, and promoting our wider security interests through the support of international peace and stability.