Hostage Rescue Operation (Nigeria)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 3:42 pm on 13 March 2012.

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Photo of Philip Hammond Philip Hammond The Secretary of State for Defence 3:42, 13 March 2012

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for North West Norfolk has just informed me that he will be in Nigeria next week. I am not aware of the Foreign Secretary’s forward travel plans, but, as I said to Mr Murphy a few moments ago, when we publish our defence engagement strategy shortly, Members will see that we are placing very great importance on the defence relationship with Nigeria. Defence Ministers will be responding to that document by pursuing the deepening and strengthening of those relationships.