Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

If he will make it his policy to negotiate a defence and security agreement with the EU.

Tabled: 18 March 2025Answered: 24 March 2025

Asked by

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)

When the British public elected us as the new Government, we said that Labour will seek an ambitious new UK-EU security pact to strengthen co-operation on the threats that we face and will rebuild relationships with key European allies. With NATO as the cornerstone of our security in Europe, that is exactly what we are doing.