Written question asked by John Home Robertson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 February 1994. It was answered by Jeremy Hanley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 February 1994 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

Pursuant to 237 c112W, what further delay has arisen to the deployment of HMS `Birmingham' to the Adriatic as a result of the failure of her Sea Dart system; what are the operational implications for the carrier group of the continued detachment of HMS `Coventry' to embargo operations.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

238 c222W;238 c224W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Navy Sanctions Serbia HMS Birmingham