Extract from Commons statement on the G7 and Nato summits - June 16
Thursday, 17 June 2021 08:41
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con): I congratulate my right hon.
Friend on the success of the G7, which I think did Britain proud.
May I ask him about the NATO summit and whether there were any
discussions about the role for the alliance in the maintenance and
protection of energy security and, in particular, about the need to
reduce dependence on Russia? Specifically, were there any
discussions about the strategic vulnerability being introduced to
Europe by the Germans’ selfish obsession...Request free trial
(North
Somerset) (Con): I congratulate my right hon. Friend
on the success of the G7, which I think did Britain proud. May I
ask him about the NATO summit and whether there were any
discussions about the role for the alliance in the maintenance and
protection of energy security and, in particular, about the need to
reduce dependence on Russia? Specifically, were there any
discussions about the strategic vulnerability being introduced to
Europe by the Germans’ selfish obsession with the Nord Stream 2 project? If such a
discussion did not occur, will he please ensure that it
does?
The Prime Minister: I do not think I am giving
anything away by telling my right hon. Friend that there were
certainly discussions about the vital importance of all of us
getting to net zero and avoiding a dependence on hydrocarbons,
whether it is strategically unwise or not.
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