EU Defence Policy

(asked on 12th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the UK’s application to join the Military Mobility Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) project to be fully approved.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 20th October 2022

The Military Mobility Project delivered through the European Union's Permanent Structural Corporation is an important part of enabling NATO's response to the crisis in continental Europe. The Military Mobility Project will co-ordinate infrastructure development and other logistics measures that will allow NATO to move forces quickly across the continent. The UK joins the US, Canada and Norway who are already part of the project.

The Project's members approved our application on 6 October 2022, and it will now be considered by the Council of the European Union. The timing of any full approval of our application is a matter for the EU.

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