§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what guidance he has given to his Department on a request by Serbian judges for urgent international assistance with the reform of the judicial system in Serbia. [135425]
§ Mr. Vaz[holding answer 6 November 2000]: Her Majesty's Government have been active in promoting the reform of the judicial system in Serbia. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has funded a number of recent initiatives including a seminar on 23–25 August on the role of the judiciary in Serbia, run by the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe's New Serbia Forum, and two seminars run by the AIRE Centre with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The UK will continue to play an active role in this field.