§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of land mines in the Falkland Islands. [101822]
§ Mr. SpellarI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, North-East (Mr. Crausby) on 30 November 1999,Official Report, column 159W.
§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role he proposes following the 22 UK/French Summit for Anglo-French co-ordination in relation to the UK commitment to the defence of the Falkland Islands. [R] [101420]
§ Mr. HoonNone. The security of the Falkland Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom Government alone.