UN Peacekeeping Operations (Hansard, 28 October 1999)

HC Deb 28 October 1999 vol 336 c952W 952W

§ Mr. Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to contribute to UN peacekeeping operations in(a) East Timor, (b) Sierra Leone and (c) Congo. [96229]

§ Mr. Spellar
The UK already contributes two military liaison officers to the UN Mission in East Timor; 15 Service personnel to the UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone; and six military observers to the UN in the Congo. We will consider any UN requests for further contributions to these operations in the light of other commitments.