Informal European Council Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Informal European Council

Lord Kilclooney Excerpts
Monday 6th February 2017

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
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I can only repeat what I have said in answer to all the questions on this, which is that we are looking for an early agreement.

Lord Kilclooney Portrait Lord Kilclooney (CB)
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My Lords, I welcome the Statement repeated to the House this afternoon, especially the assurance given by the Prime Minister that President Trump will be 100% behind NATO. As almost one-quarter of the European Union countries refuse to join NATO, when can we have a 100% guarantee that the nations of the European Union will also support NATO?

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
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We are very clear that NATO is the cornerstone of the UK’s defence and security, and our commitment remains as strong as ever. As I said, during the lunch the Prime Minister discussed our commitment and that of our European partners to NATO. I think that there was general agreement on the importance of the organisation going forward.