Missile Defence (Hansard, 23 July 2002)

HC Deb 23 July 2002 vol 389 c881W 881W

§ 24. Gregory Barker
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the US administration regarding UK participation in the US missile defence programme. [69600]

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien
The UK and the US administration have discussed over time issues relating to missile defence.
These include the threats posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles, and the role that missile defence could play in countering these threats. However, it remains the case that the US has not yet decided how it wishes to proceed with missile defence and has made no request for the use of facilities in the UK.