§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if(a) the British Embassy offices and (b) the SFOR offices in Banja Luka are back in use following their occupation by demonstrators on 25 March; and if he will make a statement. [83628]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe British Embassy office, along with other international buildings in Banja Luka, was seriously damaged by vandals during demonstrations organised by extremists in the Serb Radical Party. The office is no longer in use. The SFOR office for Civil-Military Co-operation was slightly damaged but has now been repaired and is operating normally. The main144W SFOR headquarters were not occupied and have been in continuous use. The security situation is now described as calm. We and our international partners made clear in March that the actions of a minority of extremists would not derail the peace implementation agenda in Bosnia.