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Tue 20th Jan 2015
Trident Renewal
Commons Chamber

Trident Renewal

Debate between Joan Ruddock and Kevan Jones
Tuesday 20th January 2015

(9 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kevan Jones Portrait Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab)
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Does my right hon. Friend also recognise that those other members of NATO are part of the nuclear umbrella of NATO and agree to NATO nuclear policy?

Joan Ruddock Portrait Dame Joan Ruddock
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My hon. Friend needs to go back and look at his geography. There are not 47 sovereign states in Europe which belong to NATO—

Kevan Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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NATO ones do.

Joan Ruddock Portrait Dame Joan Ruddock
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The NATO ones do, but if my hon. Friend listened, he would know that I referred to 47 sovereign states, and they are not all members of NATO by any means.

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