HC Deb 15 November 1979 vol 973 c736W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied that the present reserve stocks of ammunition and supplies available to NATO in Europe would be sufficient to respond to full conventional aggression.

Mr. Pattie

NATO's war reserve stocks vary from one nation to another, and one of the specific aims of the NATO long-term defence programme is to improve the overall position. The level of war reserve stocks would be only one aspect of our ability to respond to conventional aggression.