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Nimrod Review

My Lords, it is good to have the endorsement of my noble friend Lord Robertson’s response. We will be taking the recommendations forward as speedily as possible. We have accepted the recommendation: the MAA will form from April 2010 and be fully operational from April 2011. There should be an announcement in February as to who is to head it, and the task of looking for an appropriate location for it will start in the new year. I do not feel that it is sensible for me to comment further on Mr Haddon-Cave’s observations on individuals. I stress that the Government were careful to ensure that his recommendations, on which we have acted, were evidence-driven, and it is those recommendations that we are reporting to the House today.