§ Mrs. Clwydasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's defence planning committee; and what subjects it is currently considering.
§ Mr. StanleyNATO's Defence Planning Committee is the co-ordinating and decision making body for all questions concerning the integrated military structure. It meets regularly at ambassadorial level, and twice a year at ministerial level, to consider a range of allied defence planning issues. Further information on the role of the Defence Planning Committee is contained in "The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation: Facts and figures", a copy of which is in the Library. A summary of the main issues discussed is given in the communiqué issued after each Ministerial meeting of the Defence Planning Committee, copies of which are in the Library.