Troop Deployment (Macedonia)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions – in the House of Commons at 2:33 pm on 10 May 1999.

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Photo of Linda Gilroy Linda Gilroy Labour/Co-operative, Plymouth, Sutton 2:33, 10 May 1999

In addition to echoing my right hon. Friend's tribute to our troops in Macedonia, may I invite him to pay tribute to the men and women on board the Devonport-based HMS Somerset in the Adriatic? Macedonia and other front-line countries face a significant challenge in the way in which they accommodate troops, as well as the huge influx of refugees. What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to help them meet that challenge?