Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 25 February 2026Answered: 3 March 2026
Asked by
Andrew Lewin
Labour — Welwyn Hatfield
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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.