§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent meetings have been held with the US Deparments of(a) 643W State and (b) Defense on the United Kingdom's contribution to national missile defence; and if he will make a statement. [79651]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienMissile defence issues are discussed regularly in the course of official UK/US contacts. It remains the case that there has been no formal US request for the use of UK facilities for missile defence purposes. If a request is received, the Government will consider it. But the Government would only agree to use of UK facilities if satisfied that the overall security of the UK and NATO would be enhanced.