§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what additional opportunities for training tank regiments are likely to occur with the proposed expansion of NATO to include Poland and Hungary. [41224]
§ Mr. George RobertsonExtensive facilities for brigade-level armoured training in Poland are already available for use by other nations, and the United Kingdom makes regular use of them. The enlargement of NATO is unlikely in itself to result in additional opportunities for armoured training in Poland, Hungary or the Czech Republic.