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1697636

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location is of and (b) deployment levels are at each NATO (i) owned and (ii) operated sites.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of UK personnel posted to NATO Peacetime Establishment locations, with personnel in 39 NATO locations in 19 countries all over Europe and the Continental US, and the UK has proportional workforce equity at all locations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Fill</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Fill</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Brussels</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Brunssum</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mons</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Stavanger</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Sofia</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Bydgoszcz</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Tallin</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Elblag</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Lille</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Szczecin</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Geilenkirchen</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Lisbon</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Munster</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oeiras</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oberammergau</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Bucharest</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ramstein</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Bratislava</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uedem</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Torrejon</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ulm</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Valencia</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wesel</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Türkiye</p></td><td><p>Istanbul</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Thessaloniki</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Izmir</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Milan</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="4"><p>UK</p></td><td><p>Blandford</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naples</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Molesworth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poggio</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northwood</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sigonella</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Adazi</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Riga</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tampa</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>&quot;~&quot; denotes a number less than or equal to 5.</p><p> </p><p>Data have been rounded to 10 and therefore totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/03/2024 17:17:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1696241

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK meets its obligations to NATO.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	18790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to be a leading ally in NATO. We contribute to every NATO mission and offer the full spectrum of our defence capabilities to the Alliance. We meet NATO's Defence Investment Pledge to invest at least 2% of GDP on defence, and have done so in every year since 2006.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/03/2024 13:04:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1650320

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with NATO officials on the alliance’s regional plans.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	192487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence regularly engages with NATO Allies, including most recently at the NATO Defence Ministers' Meeting on 15-16 June where we discussed NATO's new regional plans. Allies have agreed NATO's new warfighting plans as part of NATO's once-in-a-generation military transformation. The plans provide NATO's military commanders a wide range of multi-speed and multi-scale options to defend every inch of the Alliance. He will further discuss NATO's military transformation with Allies during the Summit in Vilnius.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2023 15:38:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1650324

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to strengthen the UK’s defence strategic partnership with NATO since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	192491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Review Refresh was clear that NATO remains the bedrock of UK security. The UK has declared almost all of our Armed Forces to NATO, including Space and Cyber capabilities and our Continuous at Sea Deterrent. This is our strongest force commitment ever. The UK remains one of the top nations in NATO for Defence spending and contributes to every NATO mission. The UK has led the conversation on defence spending commitments, increasing industrial capacity and burden-sharing.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2023 15:38:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1645732

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries UK personnel are deployed with NATO; on which (a) NATO and (b) domestic bases are they stationed; and at what levels.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	190199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area, with personnel deployed over twenty-one countries.</p><p> </p><p>The number of UK personnel posted to NATO Peacetime Establishment locations (Table 1) and those deployed to NATO affiliated exercises and operations (Table 2) can be found below.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 – UK personnel deployed within the Peacetime Establishment in NATO as of June 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of UK posts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank range</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>NATO HQ (Brussels)</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>SHAPE (Mons)</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>NFIU Bulgaria (Sofia)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>HQ ARRC (Vyskov)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>NFIU Estonia (Tallin)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>NRDC HQ (Lille)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>OR8 – OF6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>NAEW&amp;C FC (Geilenkirchen)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>OR6 – OF6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1 DEU NLD (Munster)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>OR9 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>NATO School (Oberammergau)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>OR6 – OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>AIRCOM (Ramstein)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>CAOCUE (Uedem)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>JSEC (Ulm)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1 NSB Wesel (Wesel)</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>OR3 – OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>NRDC Greece (Thessaloniki)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>NHRFI (Milan)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>OR6 - OF7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>JFCNP (Naples)</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>OR2 – OF7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>DACCC (Poggio)</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>OR2 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>NAGSF (Sigonella)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>MND NE (Riga)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>OF2 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>NFIU Lithuania (Vilnius)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>JFC Brunssum (Brunssum)</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>JWC (Stavanger)</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>OR6 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>JFTC (Bydgoszcz)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>NFIU Poland (Bydgoszcz)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>MND NE (Elblag)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>OR7 – OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>MNC NE (Szczecin)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>OF3 – OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>STRIKFORNATO (Lisbon)</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>NCISS LATINA (Oiera)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>OR7 – OR9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>NFIU Romania (Bucharest)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>MND SE (Bucharest)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>OF3 - OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>NFIU Slovakia (Bratislava)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OR6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>CAOCTJ (Torrejon)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>OR7 – OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>NRDC Spain (Valencia)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>OF3 – OF6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Türkiye</p></td><td><p>NRDC Turkiye (Istanbul)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>OF4 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Türkiye</p></td><td><p>LANDCOM (Izmir)</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>OR6 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1NSB (Blandford)</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>OR3 – OF3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>CTC / NIFC (Molesworth)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>OR7 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>MARCOM (Northwood)</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>JEWCS (Yeovilton)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>OR2 – OR6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>SACT HQ (Norfolk, Virginia)</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>OR4 – OF8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>SHAPE Tampa (Tampa, Florida)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>OF4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>969</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OR2 – OF9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – NATO affiliated operations and exercises with UK troops deployed as of June 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ser</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outline</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers Deployed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Op CABRIT Estonia</p></td><td><p>UK Contribution to NATO Forward Land Forces. (inclusive of Forward Land Forces, HQ CABRIT and Divisional Advisory Team).</p></td><td><p>Tapa and Tallinn, Estonia</p></td><td><p>831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Op CABRIT Poland Squadron</p></td><td><p>A UK Light Cavalry Squadron integrated with the US Forward Land Forces, including National Support Element.</p></td><td><p>Bemowo Piskie, Poland</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Op ELGIN Bosnia</p></td><td><p>Staff Officers embedded in NATO HQ Sarajevo.</p></td><td><p>NATO HQ Sarajevo, Bosnia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Ex ARRCADE LEDGER</p></td><td><p>HQ ARRC and 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team Exercise.</p></td><td><p>NATO Forward Holding Base, Sennelager, Germany</p></td><td><p>676 of which 43 are civilian contractors deployed through the Land Warfare Centre (LWC).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Ex JOINT COOPERATION</p></td><td><p>German sponsored NATO exercise.</p></td><td><p>Nirenburg, Germany</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,678</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2023 10:18:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1581192

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of all NATO Centres of Excellence sponsored by the UK.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	133688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a sponsoring nation for the following NATO Centres of Excellence (COE):</p><p>• Combined Joint Operations from the Sea COE</p><p>• Cooperative Cyber Defence COE</p><p>• Defence Against Terrorism COE</p><p>• Energy Security COE</p><p>• Joint Airpower Competence COE</p><p>• Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence COE</p><p>• Military Engineering COE</p><p>• NATO Military Medicine COE</p><p>• NATO Strategic Communications COE</p><p>• NATO Space COE</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 31/01/2023 15:50:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1488504

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s obligations to NATO are fulfilled.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	34845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>NATO remains the cornerstone of the UK's defence and security and we stand by our unwavering commitment to collective defence under to Article 5. of the Washington Treaty.</p><p>Our Defence budget is currently the largest of any European Ally, with the UK exceeding its commitments under NATO's Defence Investment Pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defence.</p><p>We send Armed Forces personnel to participate in every NATO operation and mission. RAF fast jets are conducting NATO air policing, Royal Navy warships patrol the High North and Eastern Mediterranean in NATO deployments and the British Army defends NATO's Eastern Flank in Estonia. Our nuclear deterrent also makes a key contribution to Euro-Atlantic security.</p><p>At the NATO Summit, the UK confirmed its forward leaning offer to NATO's future New Force Model, making available more fighter jets, almost all of the Royal Navy, including Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, and more brigade-sized land forces. The UK also played a leading role in shaping NATO's new Strategic Concept to ensure the Alliance continues to adapt to future challenges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/07/2022 13:33:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1458048

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a centre for democratic resilience within NATO HQ; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	154319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>NATO is a values based Alliance and should play an important role in promoting the rules based international order and defending its values. This is already reflected in the NATO 2030 agenda and will be in the next NATO Strategic Concept. It will be important to understand how such a centre would add value to existing initiatives in NATO and other fora which perform similar functions, such as the centres of excellence on hybrid and strategic communications.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/04/2022 16:16:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1434245

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's priorities are for NATO's 2022 strategic concept.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	127274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>At the June 2021 NATO Summit, leaders agreed to develop an updated Strategic Concept for the Alliance, to be endorsed at the 2022 Summit in Madrid. They agreed that the next Strategic Concept should refresh the Alliance's approach to its three core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and co-operative security. It should also consider the current strategic environment and guide the ongoing adaptation of the Alliance.</p><p>The last Strategic Concept was agreed in 2010, and is the product of a different global context. The next Strategic Concept needs to reflect the new reality of systemic competition, and its implications for the Euro-Atlantic area, as set out in the 2021 Integrated Review. (The Concept needs to ensure that the Alliance:</p><p>(i) stays strong and united, focused on keeping our people free and secure, and acting as a pillar for freedom, openness, and the rules-based international order;</p><p>(ii) continues its modernisation, with a focus on speedy adoption of advanced technologies;</p><p>(iii) strengthens its political and military tools, and better integrates its activity and capabilities;</p><p>(iv) continues to develop its resilience, including against hybrid threats;</p><p>(v) reinforces Allies' enduring commitment to invest 2% of GDP in defence. The UK has locked in a 0.5% above inflation increase to our defence budget and an additional investment of £16.5 million over the next four years).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/02/2022 11:13:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1420793

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2022 to Question 116852 on NATO, how many staff in his Department and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have worked on engagement with NATO in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	120640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally but could only be provided at Disproportionate Cost.</p><p>The Government's policy towards NATO is co-ordinated by the Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Unit (EASP), a joint MOD-FCDO unit which was established in October 2016 to bring together the work previously handled by separate MOD and FCO teams. Staffing on NATO since 2010 has fluctuated around the 30-mark in total across the two departments, expanding when required to deliver major events such as the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales and the 2019 NATO Leaders' meeting in London.</p><p>In the Ministry of Defence, responsibility for EASP falls within the Euro-Atlantic Security Directorate, and in the FCDO within the Directorate for Defence and International Security.</p><p>The policy team at the UK's Joint Delegation to NATO numbers around 50.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/02/2022 13:14:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey