To ask the Prime Minister if he will constitute a committee to consult other interested bodies, including the ex-service men's organisations, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Armistice on 11 November 1998; and if he will make a statement. [7273]

There are currently no plans to constitute a consultative committee for the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Armistice on 11 November next year.The Government will continue to support the national Service of Remembrance held in London at the Cenotaph.