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Territorial Army

My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. The problem, of course, is that the regional civil contingency reaction forces, as I believe they are called, are based around the local TA infantry battalion headquarters, which are far too small and which have none of the right structures. There have been some exercises, but only very few. That is in huge contrast with the national guard, which played a major role in 9/11 and was able to do so because it had the right structures and had undertaken a big exercise a few months previously. The crisis management headquarters at the time of 9/11 was in one of the twin towers and was destroyed, so the national guard was needed even more than would otherwise have been the case. The TA could perform that role, but not, as my hon. Friend says, with its current structure and resources.