§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are fully informed by the US and by the other countries of the scale and scope of bilateral military relations, including military funding, in the whole Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe area and whether they are satisfied with the situation.
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanOSCE countries, including the United States, are under no formal obligation to inform each other of the details of their bilateral military relations, but are encouraged under the Vienna Document of 1994 to exchange such information. Many, including the UK, US and, recently, Russia, provide such information and we continue to encourage as much transparency as possible in this area from all signatories. OSCE states are also required under the Vienna Document to provide annually information on their national defence planning and military budgets.