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Lord Inglewood
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the decisions reached at Nice for European security and defence policy seamlessly and coherently lock into the wider framework for defence and security already in place as part of NATO. [HL300]
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Yes. The Nice European Council endorsed the view that the EU would act where NATO as a whole was not engaged; that NATO remained the basis of the collective defence of its members; and that the development of the Common European Security and Defence Policy
Deaths to UK Gulf veterans (Note: 1) 1 April 1991–31 December 2000 | ||||
Causes (coded to ICD-9) (Note: 2) | ||||
ICD Chapter | Cause of death | Gulf | Era | Mortality Rate Ratio |
All deaths | 477 | 466 | 1.03 | |
All cause coded deaths | 468 | 457 | 1.04 | |
I-XVI | Disease-related causes | 168 | 208 | 0.82 |
I | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 1.52 |
II | Cancers | 69 | 77 | 0.91 |
III | Endocrine and immune disorders | 1 | 4 | 0.25 |
V | Mental disorders | 8 | 11 | 0.74 |
VI | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 7 | 4 | 1.77 |
VII | Diseases of the circulatory system | 60 | 79 | 0.77 |
VIII | Diseases of the respiratory system | 9 | 5 | 1.82 |
IX | Diseases of the digestive system | 6 | 12 | 0.51 |
IV, X-XVI | All other disease-related causes | 5 | 14 | 0.36 |
EXVII | External causes of injury and poisoning | 300 | 249 | 1.22 |
Railway accidents | 4 | 1 | 4.04 | |
Motor vehicle accidents | 109 | 85 | 1.30 | |
Water transport accidents | 4 | 1 | 4.04 | |
Air and space accidents | 25 | 17 | 1.49 | |
Other vehicle accidents | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
Accidental poisoning | 9 | 12 | 0.76 | |
Accidental falls | 8 | 6 | 1.35 | |
Accidents due to fire/flames | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
would contribute to the vitality of the Transatlantic relationship. The EU proposed a strategic partnership with NATO for crisis management. NATO has welcomed this proposal and agreed to work to finalise permanent EU/NATO arrangements without delay.