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Counter-Insurgency (Iraq/Afghanistan)

I am one of those who have pushed for V-shaped hull vehicles, knowing full well that the use of such vehicles in counter-insurgency operations saves lives. The Mastiff, which was designed by a British fellow who used to serve in the armed forces in this country, has been a tremendous success. The point that I was making, which the hon. Gentleman appears to have ignored, is that we have too few such vehicles for the present engagements in which British forces operate. That was the main point of what I was saying before my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr. Hollobone) intervened.