§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) pursuant to his answer of 6 October 2003,Official Report, column 1117W, on UN arms embargoes, whether dialogue still continues on the Berlin-Bonn process; [135108]
(2) on UN arms embargoes, whether the Government have plans to call on Security Council members to restart discussions on the Berlin-Bonn process. [135109]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe Government are committed to the use of sanctions, when necessary, that are appropriately targeted and effectively implemented and enforced. The UK regularly discusses how to improve sanctions measures with other UN member states. We do not, however, plan to call for the Bonn-Berlin process to be re-started as that initiative has concluded and its findings were published in 2001. This document serves as a valuable point of reference, which the Government use when considering the use of arms embargoes and travel and aviation related sanctions.