§ Lord Molloyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider that there is a case for establishing a "conventional armaments" planning system for NATO.
§ The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Lord Trefgarne)Yes. Such a system would provide a better planning framework within which to analyse longer term armament goals and to address them in a coherent conventional armaments plan. The issues both of principle and of detail are to be considered by the North Atlantic Council.