§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the recent report of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation defence information service about shortcomings in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation defences; and whether he intends to use this report as a possible basis for changes in British defence policy.
§ Mt. StanleyThe document "NATO and the Warsaw Pact: Force Comparisons" highlighted the threat posed by the size of Soviet nuclear and conventional forces. In the face of this threat, the prime claim on the United Kingdom's defence resources must continue to be afforded to NATO within the framework of its strategy of flexible reponse.