HC Deb 09 January 1990 vol 164 cc608-9W
12. Mr. Geraint Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what studies he has commissioned regarding the defence of western Europe with lower troop numbers than at present.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

At the defence planning committee on 28–29 November, NATO agreed a work programme to ensure that the Alliance's defence and arms control objectives remain mutually reinforcing in support of the goal of enhanced security for all Allies at the lowest possible level of forces. The United Kingdom will play a full part in this work.

31. Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies regarding the defence of western Europe with lower troop numbers than at present.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

My right hon. Friend met his NATO colleagues at the defence planning committee meeting in Brussels on 28–29 November, where a wide range of issues, including progress in the talks on conventional forces in Europe, was discussed.

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