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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-27more like thismore than 2017-10-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
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 Armed Forces remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the infantry fighting value of (1) line regiments, (2) the Parachute Regiment, (3) the Royal Marines, and (4) RAF regiments, to overall UK military capacity. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord West of Spithead more like this
uin HL2654 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-09more like thismore than 2017-11-09
answer text <p>Army infantry Regiments, the Parachute Regiment, the Royal Marines and the RAF Regiment all have distinct and discrete roles in the defence and security of the United Kingdom and are trained and equipped accordingly. There is no sensible or objective basis for a comparative assessment of their value and so no such exercise has been attempted.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-09T14:45:10.327Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-09T14:45:10.327Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
3834
label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this