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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

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

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
212313
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Defence NATO Arctic
Link
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