Russia: Arms Debate
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Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
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Russia: Arms
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Baroness Warsi
The noble Lord is right that those things have to be set by having a proper review, which is why we had a strategic defence and security review in 2010. Arms control is part of that. Again, we can be incredibly proud of the role that the Foreign Office and the whole of HMG have played in bringing agreement at the UN as regards the Arms Trade Treaty.
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Lab)
Can the noble Baroness tell the House how many members of NATO fail to meet the 2% target?
Baroness Warsi
I can tell the noble Baroness that four members met their target and a further four have indicated that they intend to meet the target. However, of course, there are 28 members of NATO.