§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the posts, ranks and responsibilities of officials from his Department who represent the United Kingdom on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation crisis management committee and its sub-committees.
§ Mr. StanleyThere is no NATO committee with this title. Crisis management in NATO is the responsibility of the North Atlantic council and the defence planning committee. Outside ministerial meetings, the United Kingdom is represented by its permanent representative on both the North Atlantic council and the defence planning committee.