Proceeding contribution from Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on Defence in the World.
Defence in the World
Can the hon. Lady explain why the British Army went through operational exercises Saif Sareea 1 and 2—in 2001 and 2002, if my memory serves me correctly—to practice armed action in a desert environment in Oman? Given the time it took to get equipment up to Iraq, why did we not start purchasing it earlier? Why did we have to wait all that time for urgent operational requirements to supply our troops once they were in field, in theatre and in battle? Why was the equipment not available before they went there?
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- Armed forces Defence Deployment Defence equipment National security Nuclear weapons Public expenditure Proliferation Terrorism Security Afghanistan
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