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Debate between Victoria Prentis and Michael Fallon(8 years, 9 months ago)
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Michael Fallon
I have not heard a fellow European Defence Minister call on us to help to create any kind of European defence force. At the last NATO meeting I attended in Brussels last month, it was interesting that Germany specifically asked for NATO to help police the Aegean sea and deal with the migrant pressure. There is a role for NATO in some of these operations, and a role in other areas for the European Union. We are fortunate in being members of both.
Victoria Prentis (Banbury) (Con)
Does the Secretary of State agree that it is essential that all members of our armed forces serving away from home are able to vote in the June referendum?
Michael Fallon
Yes. The arrangements for voting in the referendum, as I understand it, are exactly the same as in a general election. Following my hon. Friend’s reminder, we will of course make every effort to ensure as high a turnout by the armed forces as possible.