Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his statement of 25 July,Official Report, columns 471–72, (1) whether he envisages that those forces that remain in Germany by the mid-1990s will have a similar balance of different types of equipment;
(2) whether he envisages those forces designated as reinforcements for British forces stationed in Germany increasing or decreasing in size.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWork is continuing to refine the detail of the broad proposals put forward by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 25 July. This includes consultation with NATO and our alliance partners. It is too early to say what will be the appropriate balance between forces stationed in the United Kingdom and Germany or what levels and types of equipment remaining forces in Germany will need.