HC Deb 17 April 2000 vol 348 c362W
26. Mr. Bradshaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the security situation in Kosovo. [117906]

29. Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the military situation in Kosovo. [117909]

Ms Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in Kosovo. [117897]

Mr. Spellar

KFOR and UNMIK face a challenging security situation in Kosovo. Ethnic intimidation and violence continues, often orchestrated by a small number of extremists. British forces are making a major contribution to addressing these problems. We will ensure that British forces committed to KFOR are at the right strength, and have the necessary equipment to do their job.

We decided recently to deploy additional helicopters and unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles to improve KFOR's intelligence gathering capability. We are also deploying 60 members of the Ministry of Defence police to reinforce the UNMIK police, joining some 100 United Kingdom police officers already serving in Kosovo.