Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will remain committed to NATO’s conventional deterrence tasks, including Enhanced Forward Presence; what role the UK will play in those deterrence tasks; and what the planned timescale is for that commitment.

NATO is the cornerstone of UK defence policy, and we are proud of our enduring commitment to its valuable deterrence role. As the leading European Ally, the UK makes significant contributions to operations, including as framework nation for the enhanced Forward Presence deployment in Estonia as well as in operations and defence activity from the High North to the Baltic region, the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. We regularly contribute to NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission, to the NATO Readiness Force and to Standing NATO Maritime Groups. Working on a rolling timeline of five years, we are firmly commitmed to Estonia's regional security, through eFP and NATO, and I have made it clear that we will continue our presence for as long as it is required.