HC Deb 22 November 1979 vol 974 cc303-4W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he last visited the British Army of the Rhine.

Mr. Pym

I visited the joint headquarters of British Forces Germany at Rheindahlen on 21 and 22 June; and I hope to visit 1 BR Corps early next year.

Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied that the United Kingdom is fulfilling her ob- ligation to supply troops in Germany to combat the potential threat from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.

Mr. Pym

We are meeting our Brussels Treaty commitment and I am satisfied that our forces stationed in Germany continue to make a full and telling contribution to defence and deterrence in the central region of Europe.