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Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 February 2009. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


EU Battlegroups

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1116W, on Netherlands: military exercises, whether the training exercise planned for 2009 will be used to meet the EU certification requirement for the UK's commitment to the EU Battlegroup for the first half of 2010.
Answer

No. There will be a separate training exercise in November 2009 which will be used to validate the UK commitment to the EU Battlegroup.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
488 c522W; 257496
Session
2008-09
Related items
Netherlands: Military Exercises
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
EU battlegroups
Link
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