§ 25. Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence what studies have been made of the possible savings in defence expenditure of reducing the forces at present deployed in the Federal Republic of Germany.
§ Mr. NottThe level of our forces in Germany is governed by treaty but reorganisation within these commitments is one of the options being studied as part of our review of the future allocation of resources. The objective is to see if we can make a more effective contribution at a lower cost.