Written question asked by Keith Simpson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 April 2007. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 April 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Afghanistan: Peace Keeping Operations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what security measures he is taking to prevent comfort boxes sent to UK military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan from being robbed.

Answer: [holding answer 20 April 2007]: Comfort boxes are secured in a standard transport container, using a security seal, by the unit concerned. Containers are then transported to a UK port, shipped by sea to the relevant port for the theatre and off-loaded prior to being transported using road transport to the location in-theatre where they are handed back to the unit, at which point the seals are checked again. From this point, containers are transported by road to the unit’s base location.The Royal Military Police are currently gathering information on any thefts that have occurred during transit. Once the details have been collated and any possible improvements to container security in transit have been identified, I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 132766; 459 c1113W
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 07/2191
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
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