I’m not going to get into arguments about peacekeeping specifically but I do question the costs of setting up a committee to look at what other committees do. This goes back to a previous discussion with Lord Norton regarding the amount of work being conducted informally over a cuppa. It happens, a cuppa is cheap, so it may be the answer lies with who you sit next to on a ‘planned’ summer trip.

However, I congratulate your efforts on reducing expenses by utilising modern facilities such as video conferencing.