Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Selsdon (Conservative). It was answered on Wednesday, 14 October 2009.
Armed Forces: Parachuting
- Question
- My Lords, I was on the visit and I was very concerned that the Paras did not have any wings—they had lost their pride. We are short of aircraft but we have 40 countries co-operating with us in Afghanistan, many of which have Hercules and other aircraft. Perhaps they might be able to lend them to us so that our parachutists could learn how to jump.
- Answer
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My Lords, we have looked at the possibility of making arrangements with other countries, such as some of our allies. There are some technical and practical problems with the configuration of the aircraft, even if it is basically the same plane, but we have not excluded that possibility and we are doing everything that we can to be imaginative about how we maintain the training that we need.
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- Oral question
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- 713 c217-8
- Session
- 2008-09
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- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Armed forces Parachuting
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