HC Deb 17 January 2000 vol 342 cc284-5W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of(a) United Kingdom defence commitments and (b) the cost of United Kingdom commitments. [103193]

Mr. Hoon

A full assessment of UK defence commitments was undertaken during the Strategic Defence Review Cm. 3999. Operational deployments for the year 1998–99 are set out in the MOD'S Performance Report 1998–99 Cm. 4520 published in December 1999. In practice, the bulk of defence spending contributes to providing the defence capability needed to meet the missions and commitments set out.

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