HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 cc304-5W
Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contradiction there has been with NATO member states on national missile defence; and if he will make a statement. [89380]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The Prague summit underlined the commitment of all our NATO allies to examining ways to address the threat posed by ballistic missile proliferation through an appropriate mix of political and defence efforts. As a follow on to work on protecting deployed forces using theatre missile defences, NATO partners agreed to set up a new feasibility study to examine options for protecting alliance territory, forces and population centres against the full range of missile threats.

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