§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the instances of military co-operation which(a) have arisen and (b) are planned consequential to the St. Malo Accord. [85218]
§ Mr. George RobertsonThe Letter of Intent on co-operation in crisis management and operations, signed between the UK and France at St. Malo in December 1998, has moved work forward on planning for non-combatant evacuation operations; joint exercises; improved links between operational headquarters; co-ordination of naval deployments; information exchanges on peacekeeping activities; Year 2000 computer problems; logistics; and arrangements for dealing with the media. We will continue to develop our co-operation in these areas.