§ 35. Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he next expects to discuss with his North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ministerial colleagues the relative levels of defence expenditure by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries.
§ Mr. BlakerMy right hon. Friend will meet his NATO ministerial colleagues at the defence planning committee meeting in May. While no agenda for that meeting has yet been fixed it would be surprising if there was no discussion of the resources available within the alliance for defence.