Written question asked by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 14 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 December 2015. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 December 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Aid: Emergencies
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the length of time it would take to deploy 10,000 armed forces personnel in the event of a civil emergency.
- Answer
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The Ministry of Defence has developed a comprehensive deployment plan for this force in cooperation with the police and Home Office; this includes timescales to deploy.
I am withholding information about response times for reasons of operational security.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 19813
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Armed forces Deployment Civil defence Emergencies Military aid
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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