Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 1 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 November 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 November 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received in the last six months on the deployment of under 18 year old service personnel in combat.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received in the last six months on the deployment of under 18-year-old service personnel in combat. [97133] Mr. Spellar: In the past 6 months there have been 9 parliamentary questions, 70 parliamentary inquiries and an Early Day Motion related to the deployment of personnel who are aged under 18. My Department has also received 85 letters from members of the public on the topic in the same period.

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