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Written question asked by Susan Elan Jones (Labour) on Monday, 16 July 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 September 2012. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 3 September 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Olympic Games 2012: Security

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer of 12 July 2012, Official Report, column 451, on Olympics: security, whether any compensation will be given to the families of armed forces personnel for the cancellation of the service member's post-operational tour leave.

[118100]

Answer

There is no requirement for members of the armed forces to have their post operational tour leave (POTL) cancelled because of the requirement for additional service personnel to provide security at the Olympics. As an example, the additional 3,500 troops employed for venue security force are coming from formed units that returned from operations in April 2012—so POTL should have already been taken.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
118100; 549 cc62-3W
Session
2012-13
Related items
Olympics (Security)
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Leave Military aid Olympic Games 2012
Link
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