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Sixth Special Report - Special Relationships? US, UK and NATO: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report

Published 22 June 2023

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The government's response

This document responds to Sixth Report - Special Relationships? US, UK and NATO.

This is the government's response, published 22 June 2023.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government's response welcomes the Committee's recognition of the UK-US relationship, and states that it "agrees" on several points, including the value of that relationship, closer allied engagement and the importance of effective deterrence.

  • On the US relationship, the Department "agrees that the UK derives great value from the US relationship", and "agrees on the need for even closer engagement and alignment between close allies".
  • On US regulatory barriers, it says they are a "significant barrier", and that "work is underway" with the US Administration and Congress "to make some headway in pursuing reforms or exemptions for the UK and Australia".
  • On munitions and industrial capacity, it states it will update the Committee on plans for industrial capacity and munitions stockpiles "in due course". It does not state that it will produce the action plan the Committee recommended.
  • On the EU, it supports NATO-EU cooperation but states: "we will not support any measures that undermine our sovereignty over our own armed forces", or that lead to competition or duplication with NATO.

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