Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 May 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What conclusions he has drawn from the Gulf conflict in respect of equipment supply. (Failed OPQ).

Answer: Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what conclusions he has drawn from the Gulf conflict in respect of equipment supply. [112232] Mr. Ingram: The deployment of 45,000 personnel and their equipment over such a long distance and in such a short time represents a remarkable achievement and one of which all those in the logistic chain can be proud. As with all exercises and operations, we are in the process of identifying lessons from operations in Iraq. This work will be published in due course, subject to the usual constraints on force protection and security. It would therefore be inappropriate for me to draw any conclusions at this stage in the process.

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