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Written question asked by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 November 2019. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Deployment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses criteria to decide whether an international deployment of the armed forces is (a) combat and (b) non-combat.

Answer

All deployments and situations are different, because of this it would be very difficult to create a defined list of criteria to cover every scenario. Missions can also change over time, for example a deployment to provide humanitarian aid could escalate to civil unrest and the military need to be able to quickly and flexibly respond to those situations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8189
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk