HL Deb 25 October 1989 vol 511 c1546WA
Lord Molloy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether there is collective planning of NATO forces.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (The Earl of Arran)

Yes. The fifteen alliance nations who are members of NATO's defence planning committee participate in procedures by which forces are commiicted annually to the alliance and future plans are reviewed collectively.