§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what occasions preventive diplomacy has been successfully undertaken by the Government in Africa.
§ Mr. BaldryThe United Kingdom has carried out diplomatic activity on many occasions in response to possible crises in Africa. It is seldom possible to assess the effectiveness of any particular action but recent examples where we have played a constructive role include Lesotho and Mozambique. One objective of the United Kingdom initiative on African peacekeeping is to strengthen institutional support for preventive diplomacy by African nations.