HC Deb 03 May 1989 vol 152 cc127-8W
Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions the Defence Representations Group of the Western European Union has met; and if he will list those who have represented the United Kingdom at those meetings.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The Defence Representations Group of the Western European Union has met on 11 occasions since its formation in 1987. The United Kingdom has been led by a senior official from the Ministry of Defence (the level has varied from meeting to meeting) supported by other officials from the Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office.