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Sheryll Murray Excerpts
Tuesday 26th February 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Sheryll Murray Portrait Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con)
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1. What recent progress he has made on strengthening the transatlantic alliance.

Mary Robinson Portrait Mary Robinson (Cheadle) (Con)
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18. What recent progress he has made on strengthening the transatlantic alliance.

Alan Duncan Portrait The Minister for Europe and the Americas (Sir Alan Duncan)
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The UK works closely with Europe and the US to promote a strong transatlantic partnership. It is vital for our security and prosperity that we work with the Trump Administration to promote transatlantic unity through NATO. Since July’s NATO summit, we have urged allies to increase defence spending and have encouraged the US to recognise the significant allied progress.

Sheryll Murray Portrait Mrs Murray
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May I welcome the efforts my right hon. Friend has made in his role to strengthen those ties and ask in particular what assessment he has made of the security and intelligence co-operation between our two countries on which so much of our peace and security depends?

Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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The intelligence co-operation between our two countries is enormously valuable. It proceeds regularly on a basis of complete trust and adds importantly to the security of the wider world.