asked Her Majesty's Government:

What strategy they are pursuing to encourage other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Governments to address the continuing deficit in NATO's Combined Joint Statement of Requirement (CJSOR) for Afghanistan. [HL5341]

The UK supports strongly the efforts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General and NATO's military commanders to fill the gaps in the Combined Joint Statement of Requirement for Afghanistan, and thus secure the resources they need to carry out International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mission effectively. The UK continues to make this support clear bilaterally to NATO and non-NATO ISAF partners, as well as multilaterally in NATO and elsewhere.