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711413

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	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	France: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his European counterpart on the European Defence Fund and its effect on plans for cooperation on defence equipment capability with France after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	68138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Discussions on the European Defence Fund have so far largely taken place in European Commission sponsored meetings with EU member states at official level. Much of the detail of the European Defence Fund is still being developed, however, we are confident that there will be no negative effects on UK-French equipment cooperation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2017 16:19:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

711415

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his European counterpart on the post of EU Operation Commander; and whether the UK plans to retain that post after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	68136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>On 6 March 2017, at the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), EU Member States agreed to establish the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) for non-executive military missions only. The MPCC will be part of the existing EU Military Staff and its current Director General will also be the Director of the MPCC - there is no such post as EU Operations Commander in Brussels, these roles exist only in the field leading individual operations and missions. The UK has ensured that the MPCC to be set up is limited in size and scope, avoiding duplication with NATO and minimising costs. It will be for the remaining EU Member States to decide how the capability continues after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/03/2017 17:49:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake