Kosovo (Hansard, 24 January 2000)

§ 18. Dr. Palmer
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and Bosnia. [104552]

§ Mr. Hoon
British forces continue to make an outstanding contribution to the international community's peace-keeping operations in Kosovo and Bosnia. In Kosovo, we contribute 3,500 troops to KFOR, while in Bosnia we intend to bring our contribution down from around 3,300 now to some 2,000 during the course of this year.
The United Kingdom remains fully committed to long-term peace and stability in the Balkans as a whole.
30. Mrs. Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the weapons and equipment used by British armed forces during the Kosovo operations; and if he will make a statement. [104566]

§ Mr. Hoon
My Department constantly monitors the effectiveness of the weapons and equipment used by British armed forces, and we have learned valuable lessons from our experiences in Kosovo. Remedial action is being taken forward as appropriate and a report on lessons learned will be published later this year.

§ Mr. Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations about the SA 80 weapon system were made to Ministers by the Chiefs of Staff during the Kosovo campaign. [106170]

§ Mr. Kilfoyle
None.