§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans NATO has to revise and update its strategic concept. [18722]
§ Mr. SoamesNATO's strategic concept was adopted by Alliance Heads of Government at their meeting in Rome in November 1991. NATO's strategy has evolved since then in the light of changes in the European security situation, and this process will continue. Whether the strategic concept itself should be updated to take account of those changes is under consideration within NATO. Any decision to update the strategic concept would be a matter for NATO Ministers.