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registered interest false more like this
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Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Middle East remove filter
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK's ability to mount persistent and enduring aerial surveillance of strategically important areas east of the Suez Canal after UK withdrawal from Afghanistan; what assets will be required for this purpose after 2015; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency New Forest East more like this
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Dr Julian Lewis more like this
uin 205177 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-22more like thismore than 2014-07-22
answer text <p>The UK’s military presence east of the Suez Canal is routinely reviewed to ensure that we have the right capabilities to support and achieve our military tasks, such as Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. UK forces contribute to a variety of counter-terrorism, counter-narcotic and security operations. Redeployment from Afghanistan will allow the reallocation of some of these assets to other priority tasks, which includes ISR support.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Francois more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-22T14:00:12.120283Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-22T14:00:12.120283Z
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label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois more like this
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answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford more like this
answering member printed Mr Mark Francois more like this
answering member
1444
label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois remove filter
tabling member
54
label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis more like this