Written question asked by Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 April 2002. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 April 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to widen the Petersberg tasks missions beyond the original 1992 mission; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are to widen the Petersberg tasks missions beyond the original 1992 mission; and if he will make a statement. [46873] Mr. Hoon: There are no plans to broaden the scope of the Petersberg Tasks. The Petersberg Tasks are: humanitarian and rescue tasks, peacekeeping tasks and tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking. They were defined at the Western European Union Council of Ministers in Bonn in June 1992 and subsequently adopted by the EU.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 46873; 383 c29W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: EU common foreign and security policy Europe EU defence policy Petersberg tasks
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