Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 December 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Service Personnel

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether orders for the necessary equipment have been placed in relation to the forthcoming deployment of United Kingdom personnel into southern Afghanistan; and whether preparations for the deployment are on schedule.

Answer: [holding answer 20 December 2005]: I refer the right hon. Member to the written statement I made on 14 November 2005, Official Report, column 41WS.As I said then, certain necessary preparations for a potential deployment of UK forces to southern Afghanistan, as part of the stage 3 expansion of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), are currently underway.Once discussions within NATO on the overall stage 3 force structure have been concluded, we will make a statement to the House on the UK contribution and the timetable for deployment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 39270; 441 c225-6W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: International Security Assistance Force
Monday, 14 November 2005
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Deployment Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk