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What assessment the Government has made of recent Franco-German proposals in the Inter Governmental Conference on defence.
What assessment the Government has made of recent Franco-German proposals in the Inter Governmental Conference on defence.
Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
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Answered
For answer on
20 March 1997
Answered on
20 March 1997
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the Government have made of
recent Franco-German proposals in the intergovernmental conference on defence. [21574]
Mr. David Davis: Her Majesty's Government are a strong advocate of improved practical co-operation on defence among European
countries. The decisions of the Berlin North Atlantic Council in June 1996 to support the development of the European security and
Defence identity within NATO provide a sound framework for such co-operation, permitting the creation of militarily coherent and
effective forces capable of operating under the political control and strategic direction of the Western European Union using NATO
assets and capabilities when appropriate. Her Majesty's Government remain opposed to proposals to change the situation set out in
the Maastricht treaty whereby the Western European Union elaborates and implements decisions and actions of the Union which have
defence implications, and to proposals to subordinate the Western European Union to the European Union and to introduce a commitment
to the eventual merger of the Western European Union and the European Union. Her Majesty's Government are firmly committed to the
principle that decisions with defence implications taken by the European Union shall be taken by unanimity. It is opposed to
flexibility arrangements within the European Union which could lead to a group of countries taking on collective defence commitments
within a European Union framework which would undermine collective defence within NATO. Proposals along these lines, such as those
put forward by the French and Germans, would undermine the development of the European security and defence identity within NATO.
Subjects
Defence; NATO; Western European Union; EU defence policy; Intergovernmental Conference 1996
Date
20 March 1997
Reference
21574; 292 c775W
House
House of Commons
If he will name all of the working groups of the European Union Council of Ministers that deal with questions of security, defence and arms control; what is the specific remit of each group and how often they meet; and if he will list the work in progress in those...
If he will name all of the working groups of the European Union Council of Ministers that deal with questions of security, defence and arms control; what is the specific remit of each group and how often they meet; and if he will list the work in progress in those...
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
11 December 1996
Answered on
11 December 1996
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will name all the working groups of the European
Union Council of Ministers that deal with questions of security, defence and arms control; what is the specific remit of each group
and how often they meet; and if he will list the work in progress in those groups, in which the British Government participates.
[8618]
Mr. David Davis: A number of working groups deal with security, defence and arms control issues. They comprise: non-proliferation,
covering nuclear, chemical and biological fields; conventional arms exports; armaments policy; global disarmament and arms control.
They meet regularly to discuss topical issues and areas for co-operation including, for example, the recent joint action on
anti-personnel land mines. The common foreign and security policy group and OSCE group also consider European security issues.
Subjects
Defence; Arms control; EU common foreign and security policy; Council of Ministers; EU defence policy
Date
11 December 1996
Reference
8618; 287 c270W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Defence; Industry; Diversification
Date
27 November 1996
Reference
286 c329-30
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons