Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“What steps his Department has taken to maintain the overall size of the armed forces as set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.”
Tabled: 30 June 2020Answered: 6 July 2020
Asked by
Nick Smith
Labour — Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Luke Pollard)
The Secretary of State and I are in regular and close contact with our NATO allies on strengthening Euro-Atlantic security. Last week, the Secretary of State and I were both in Germany discussing closer co-operation and how to further enhance bilateral defence co-operation. The Secretary of State attended a meeting of the E5 Defence Ministers driving European leadership in Ukraine, and next month will meet allies in preparation for the Hague summit in June.