To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the EU's policy is on responding to a threat of an attack against Europe using missiles and weapons of mass destruction. (191054)

We consider the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation the forum to develop a collective defence policy on how to respond to the threat of attack against Europe using missiles and weapons of mass destruction. The EU Lisbon Treaty states

“commitments and co-operation in this area (European defence) shall be consistent with commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, which, for those states which are members of it, remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation”.