§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what visits to the United Kingdom by Chinese Government defence officials are planned. [20700]
§ Mr. George RobertsonA Chinese Army officer is due to attend the Royal College of Defence Studies course starting in January 1998. To date there are no other firm plans for Chinese Government defence officials to visit the UK in 1998, but invitations have been issued to the head of the Chinese Defence Research and Technology Bureau and the Chief of the Chinese Navy. Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. FaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the British military presence in the Falkland Islands is excluded from the Strategic Defence Review. [21203]
§ Mr. George RobertsonThe Government are committed to sustaining the right of the Falkland Islanders to determine their own future. In the Strategic Defence Review, appropriate provision will be made fully to discharge defence responsibilities in respect of the Falkland Islands.