{"value":{"id":1752579,"askingMemberId":5061,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":true,"dateTabled":"2024-12-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-06T00:00:00","uin":"901982","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve defence relationships with European allies.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4682,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-06T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Deepening our defence relationships with European allies continues to be a priority.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2024 we have signed several new agreements to deepen cooperation, including the UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement and the UK-Estonia roadmap. During 2025 we will also reinvigorate the UK-France Lancaster House Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Our NATO first approach will complement this work. Investing in our collective defence and security is crucial to further improving our defence relationship with Europe as a whole.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Defence: EU Countries","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1752579","method":"GET"}]}