Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 24 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Arctic: Defence
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's and NATO's defence capacity in the Arctic; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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As I announced in September 2018, the Ministry of Defence is developing a new Defence Arctic Strategy. As part of this work, an extensive assessment of current and future UK capacity in the Arctic is being undertaken, looking at both sovereign capability and capacity and the UK's contribution to NATO. The strategy is due to be published in the spring.
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- Written question
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- 212313
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Defence NATO Arctic
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- 2019-01-29 14:29:56 +0000
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