§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list those civil wars since May 1997 in which 241W he (a) made a decision to intervene and (b) decided against intervention; and if he will list the nature of the military intervention in each case. [90921]
§ The Prime MinisterPreventing and resolving violent conflict, including internal conflict, is a key foreign policy objective for this Government. Since May 1997 we have worked actively with our partners in the Security Council, European Union and elsewhere to find diplomatic solutions to conflicts around the world. Militarily, we have taken action with our NATO partners in Kosovo to prevent an overwhelming humanitarian catastrophe; and with the United States in Iraq to prevent repression of the civilian population and Iraq's posing a threat to its neighbours. We currently have troops deployed to UN authorised or led peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Cyprus, Georgia, East Timor and on the Iraq/Kuwait border.