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Written question asked by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 June 2007.


Armed Forces: Airbridges

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the Ministry of Defence has appointed, intends to appoint, or will consider appointing a senior officer with overall responsibility, as his primary duty, for the efficiency of airbridges to and from operational theatres and to co-ordinate the activities of stakeholders from the Ministry of Defence, permanent joint headquarters, front-line command and defence supply chain operations and movements involved in the airbridges.
Answer

The Assistant Chief of Defence Staff Logistics (Operations) has responsibility for oversight of the operational airbridges.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4185; 693 c51WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Accountability Armed forces Deployment Military aircraft Transport
Link
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