HC Deb 29 November 1988 vol 142 c232W
Mr. Adley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement of his policy on British-French defence co-ordination.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

We already enjoy an extensive defence relationship with France and, as reported in paragraph 117 of the 1988 "Statement on the Defence Estimates" (Cm. 344-I), we are discussing a number of ideas for even closer bilateral co-operation.