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Written question asked by Dominic Raab (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 December 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2011. It was answered by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


United States: Military Co-operation

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the potential effects on future military co-operation with the US of planned reductions in defence expenditure in that country.
Answer

The scale and scope of US reductions in defence expenditure is yet to be determined, but the US is, and will remain, our pre-eminent bilateral defence and security partner, and will keep us closely informed of any changes that might affect our future military co-operation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
86915; 537 c953-4W
Session
2010-12
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Military alliances USA
Link
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