I take his point that, because of the Easter recess, no debate is scheduled to consider the Eu Crisis.

Our initiative has two key goals: a dramatic improvement in capabilities across Europe and to develop structures for Eu Crisis management operations in situations where the NATO alliance as a whole is not engaged.

The future role of the non-EU Allies in Eu Crisis management operations was discussed in detail on both occasions.

The process of ensuring that they function well and of testing Eu Crisis management procedures has continued under the Belgian presidency during the second half of this year.

A number of points were raised by the noble Lords, Lord Moynihan and Lord Owen, on the question of the command and control of Eu Crisis-management operations.

The only reason for having a Eu Crisis management capability separate from NATO is so that it can shut the door on our north American allies.

Forces are offered by EU member states for Eu Crisis management operations on a voluntary basis.

Forces are offered by EU Member states for Eu Crisis management operations on a voluntary, case-by-case basis.

The successful EU-led action in Macedonia and the Democratic Republic of Congo provides evidence that an Eu Crisis management capability is now a reality.

I recognise that NATO does not do nation building, so Eu Crisis management with a full mix of instruments from the military element through the police to civilian administration and economic assistance is something which appropriately the EU should plan for itself.

Now that it is clear that the questions involved were so far-reaching as to cause a major Crisis in the Eu, will the Government stop prevaricating and give an unequivocal assurance that a future EU constitution will not be ratified without a referendum of the British people?

What are the implications of the Crisis in the Eu?

Why do we have to listen to Labour Ministers telling us that anybody who wants to fight the UK's corner is anti-European and trying to provoke a Crisis in the Eu?

That would include agreements on world trade; agreements on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees; agreements with Latin America on combating the drugs trade; and agreements on Eu Crisis management operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Without it we would not have had Eu Crisis management missions in Bosnia and Afghanistan or EU sanctions against Iran, which went beyond the position of the UN Security Council.

A measure that we might be looking at would be, for example, personal data on individuals serving in Eu Crisis management missions, which would be agreed through the common foreign and security policy, to make sure that when dealing with their data we are suitably thinking about issues to do with data, processing and data protection.

I understand that the purpose of the EGF is to make available rapidly deployable paramilitary police units able to perform a variety of policing roles, primarily in support of Eu Crisis management operations.

I give the Government's Answer again - that it will be, "primarily in support of Eu Crisis management operations".

British diplomats are more cautious, believing a second failed referendum could provoke an Eu Crisis".

The 50p tax rate is pushing away inward investment with national insurance being increased, and employment laws are coming across from the EU with no talk about us repatriating our powers while the Eu Crisis is going on.

That diversity is thrown into ever sharper focus as one Eu Crisis develops into the next.

The Prime Minister emphasised in another place that now was not the right time to hold a referendum, and that it would be right to hold a referendum after the next election-and after, we hope, the Current Eu Crisis has abated.

Could the Minister also detail the financial help that the United Kingdom gives - and gave at the time of the Eu Crisis?

Failure to mend fences with London would risk a financial and economic Crisis in the Eu, exposing the disastrous economic and financial effects of monetary union.