Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What discussions he has had with NATO allies on strengthening that alliance.”
Tabled: 8 January 2025Answered: 14 January 2025
Asked by
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
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)
NATO is the cornerstone of UK and Euro-Atlantic security. Indeed, the first act of this Government was to publicly state our commitment to a “NATO first” defence policy. We regularly discuss NATO with our allies; NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers meet three times a year, with the most recent Foreign Ministers’ meeting having been in December, which the Foreign Secretary and I both attended.