§ Lord Inglewoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the decisions reached at Nice for European security and defence policy seamlessly and coherently lock into the wider framework for defence and security already in place as part of NATO. [HL300]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalYes. The Nice European Council endorsed the view that the EU would act where NATO as a whole was not engaged; that NATO remained the basis of the collective defence of its members; and that the development of the Common European Security and Defence Policy
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Deaths to UK Gulf veterans (Note: 1) 1 April 1991–31 December 2000 Causes (coded to ICD-9) (Note: 2) ICD Chapter Cause of death Gulf Era Mortality Rate Ratio All deaths 477 466 1.03 All cause coded deaths 468 457 1.04 I-XVI Disease-related causes 168 208 0.82 I Infectious and parasitic diseases 3 2 1.52 II Cancers 69 77 0.91 III Endocrine and immune disorders 1 4 0.25 V Mental disorders 8 11 0.74 VI Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 7 4 1.77 VII Diseases of the circulatory system 60 79 0.77 VIII Diseases of the respiratory system 9 5 1.82 IX Diseases of the digestive system 6 12 0.51 IV, X-XVI All other disease-related causes 5 14 0.36 EXVII External causes of injury and poisoning 300 249 1.22 Railway accidents 4 1 4.04 Motor vehicle accidents 109 85 1.30 Water transport accidents 4 1 4.04 Air and space accidents 25 17 1.49 Other vehicle accidents 0 2 0.00 Accidental poisoning 9 12 0.76 Accidental falls 8 6 1.35 Accidents due to fire/flames 0 1 0.00 would contribute to the vitality of the Transatlantic relationship. The EU proposed a strategic partnership with NATO for crisis management. NATO has welcomed this proposal and agreed to work to finalise permanent EU/NATO arrangements without delay.