Oral answer to question provided on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 in the House of Lords, by Lord Drayson (Labour).

Armed Forces: US Missile Defence

Answer: My Lords, the United States announced that it is,"““considering the potential of fielding a small number of interceptor missiles in Europe””." In Washington last week, the United Kingdom was mentioned as a candidate for a possible missile defence site. The US has made no request about an interceptor site in the UK. It has said that it will continue to consult allies on missile defence issues. We expect to be engaged in those discussions. No decisions on further UK participation in missile defence have been taken.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat).

Question: What consultations they will hold on the implications of the announcement by the head of the United States Missile Defence Agency that the United Kingdom has been chosen as a prime candidate to host missiles for the United States’ missile defence system.

Secondary information

Type: Oral answer to question
Reference: 680 c774-5
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Deployment Military bases USA Ballistic missile defence Guided weapons
Link: View this Oral answer to question on www.publications.parliament.uk