Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 April 2016.
Gavin Shuker
Labour/Co-operative, Luton South
12:00,
18 April 2016
Our most important defence allies, including a certain US President, who will visit this week, have recognised that leadership and membership of the EU are vital for Britain’s national security and place in the world. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the implications of leaving the EU for our transatlantic alliance and our national defence?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
