HC Deb 04 November 1986 vol 103 c423W
17. Mr. Baldry

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has made of the implications of removing United States air bases from Britain.

Mr. Stanley

As stated in the declaration of Alliance Heads of State and Government following the North Atlantic Council meeting in Bonn in 1982The presence of North American armed forces in Europe and the United States strategic nuclear commitment to Europe remain integral to Allied security.