HC Deb 22 March 1988 vol 130 cc112-3W
95. Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work is being conducted in his Department to estimate accurately the balance of conventional forces (a) in Europe and (b) worldwide between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Warsaw pact countries.

123. Mr. Wall

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work is being conducted in his Department to estimate accurately the balance of conventional forces(a) in Europe and (b) worldwide between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Warsaw pact countries.

126. Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work is being conducted in his Department to estimate accurately the balance of conventional forces(a) in Europe and (b) worldwide between North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Warsaw pact countries.

127. Mr. O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work is being conducted in his Department to estimate accurately the balance of conventional forces(a) in Europe and (b) worldwide between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Warsaw pact countries.

Mr. Ian Stewart

My Department continually updates its estimates of conventional forces in Europe and unclassified figures indicating the broad numerical balance are published annually in the "Statement on the Defence Estimates."

My Department, in consultation with our NATO allies, also looks at the broad balance of NATO and Warsaw pact forces worldwide.