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Counter-Insurgency (Iraq/Afghanistan)

Would the hon. Gentleman agree that although what the Minister says is correct, the default setting in the MOD means that even when something is bought off the shelf, an integrated project team still has to be put in place to look at how it has been evaluated. For example, the Minimi machine gun, which was purchased during early operations in Afghanistan, was welcomed, did a great job and everyone loved it. However, an evaluation was still set up afterwards.