HL Deb 31 March 1999 vol 599 c45WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the present NATO command structure is compatible with an offensive war capability. [HL1512]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

At their meeting in Brussels in December 1997, NATO Defence Ministers agreed a new NATO command structure to enable the alliance to perform the whole range of its roles and missions effectively and flexibly. Implementation of this command structure is under way.