Conventional Forces (Hansard, 28 November 1989)

§ 27. Mr. Nigel Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the need for new strategies and doctrines for conventional forces over the next 10 years.

§ 65. Mr. David Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the need for new strategies and doctrines for conventional forces over the next 10 years.

§ 115. Mr. Fatchett
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the need for new strategies and doctrines for conventional forces over the next 10 years.

§ 123. Mr. Wall
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the need for new strategies and doctrines for conventional forces over the next 10 years.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
NATO's fundamental strategies of flexible response and forward defence, together with its commitment to seek dialogue with the Warsaw pact, have successfully contributed to progress on arms control, and remain valid. Alliance plans will continue to take account of current military realities.

§ 49. Ms. Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the environmental impact of negotiated cuts in British conventional forces over the next 10 years.

§ 66. Mr. Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the environmental impact of negotiated cuts in British conventional forces over the next 10 years.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
It is not possible at this stage to assess the impact on the environment of the negotiations on conventional forces in Vienna, which cover the forces of all NATO and Warsaw pact countries, not just those in the United Kingdom. Regardless of force levels, however, the essential training of British troops is always conducted with a view to causing minimum disruption to the environment and local population.
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