HC Deb 20 May 1992 vol 208 c186W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his policy towards a Franco-German defence corps.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

As my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State said last week, in a speech on European defence matters at Kings college, London, we believe that the Western European Union should have available to it a variety of forces and capabilities. The proposed Franco-German corps may be one of these.