Proceeding contribution from Mark Field (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 February 2007. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Defence in the World.

Defence in the World

I agree entirely with my hon. Friend’s remarks on finance, although I suspect that the imprint of the Treasury applies in France and Germany as it does in this country. I believe that our defence budget of 2.5 per cent. of public expenditure is too low. How would my hon. Friend ensure—we have to negotiate to ensure it, particularly given the historical perspective and the fact that the current arrangement has applied for some 50 years—that France and Germany in particular pay their way in NATO?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 456 c402
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Armed forces Defence Armed conflict Deployment Finance Iraq Police Nuclear weapons Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Navy Ministry of Defence Terrorism Training USA Afghanistan NATO Russia Iran Trident
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Defence in the World

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