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Proceeding contribution from Mike Penning (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on Defence Procurement.


Defence Procurement

Body armour is obviously there to protect servicemen and women on operations, but is my hon. Friend aware that it is not fire protected? In other words, it will burn. Individuals such as Lance Corporal Compton, who suffered horrific burns after his vehicle was hit in Afghanistan, received those injuries because the body armour, which is designed to protect them, burns and their bodies are damaged.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
477 c1135 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Contracts Armed forces Defence Defence equipment Armoured fighting vehicles Iraq Procurement Military aircraft Afghanistan Chinook helicopters Helicopter carriers
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk