§ Mr. HillTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent to which recent developments in the Atlantic Alliance make it essential to strengthen its European pillar; and what role the Western European Union will play in the organisation of strengthening this pillar.
§ Mr. MellorIt has long been our objective to strengthen the European pillar of the Alliance. The Western European Union provides a forum for its members to concert a clear and distinctive contribution to the deliberations of the Alliance as a whole.