§ 28. Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to meet the US Defence Secretary to discuss defence co-operation. [148245]
§ Mr. HoonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Members for Chipping Barnet (Sir S. Chapman) and for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson).
§ 38. Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to meet the new United States Secretary for Defence to discuss the European rapid reaction force. [148255]
§ Mr. HoonThere is no standing European Rapid Reaction Force. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Members for Chipping Barnet (Sir S. Chapman) and for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson),Official Report, 12 February 2001, columns 1–3.