Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 22 October 2020Answered: 2 November 2020
Asked by
Lucy Powell
Labour (Co-op) — Manchester Central
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
My hon. Friend asks an important question. We are absolutely committed to strengthening our defence co-operation with the EU and European partners, but with NATO of course as the bedrock. We negotiated in good faith on SAFE, but the terms were not in the UK’s national interest, but we will continue to engage constructively across a range of areas of co-operation.