Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the five-year plan for Five Powers Defence Arrangements exercises. [173506]

Dr Murrison, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for International Security Strategy: Since the five year plan for Five Powers Defence Arrangements exercises is a classified document, I am unable to place a copy in the Library of the House.

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to extend the Five Powers Defence Arrangements to cover non-conventional threats. [173507]

Dr Murrison, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for International Security Strategy: The Five Powers Defence Arrangements are not specific to any particular threat type. Therefore, I see no requirement to extend them.

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next plans to meet his Malaysian counterpart to discuss the Five Powers Defence Arrangements. [173509]

Dr Murrison, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for International Security Strategy: The Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed the Five Powers Defence Arrangements (FPDA) with his Malaysian counterpart at the Shangri-La Dialogue this summer. I anticipate that the next time such discussions will take place will be at the next meeting of the Five Powers Defence Arrangements Ministerial Meeting (FDMM). This is due to be held in the middle of 2014.

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