"If we go back to the time of the cold war, we can see why it was relatively easy to explain why we needed collective security...." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"I am glad that my hon. Friend will be on that visit, discussing the matter with colleagues from other NATO countries. I look forward to hearing from him when he reports back.
During the cold war, it was fairly easy to explain why we had NATO and why we needed …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"There has been considerable disarmament and a big peace dividend on both sides of the former iron curtain since the collapse of the Berlin wall. An attempt was made to rebuild a different relationship in Europe in which the Assembly played a large part, working with the emerging democratic movements …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"I must say I strongly agree with my hon. Friend, but I do not want to turn the NATO debate into a debate about the future of the EU. Turkey plays and has played an important role ever since it joined the alliance in helping to defend our freedoms in …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"I simply want to say this: we have a responsibility to make the case for defence spending in our constituencies and through debates such as this.
We need to stress also—this is the final point that I shall make—the importance of maintaining the trans-Atlantic relationship, which underpins NATO as an …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes an important point about the new military co-operation between Britain and the Irish Republic. When I was in Mali, just a week or two before him, I saw a training unit led by a British major and, from the Irish Republic, an Irish captain. However, my …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech
"I cannot respond to all the wonderful, well-informed, thoughtful and powerful contributions that colleagues have made to this debate.
I will respond briefly to the exchange between the hon. Members for St Austell and Newquay (Stephen Gilbert) and for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) about NATO’s initial reluctance to get involved in …..." Hugh Bayley - View Speech