The Leader of the House will be as concerned as I am to learn that troops who are being deployed with ever-increasing amounts of heavy equipment are exceeding troop fight weight limits, which means that their personal kit must be left behind to be sent on at some later date. I have also learned, from a memo dated 10 October 2008 from General Richards, that goodwill parcels sent by generous members of the public may not be dispatched, which is not good in the run-up to Christmas. Will the Leader of the House ensure that there is a debate in Government time on the common factor, namely the inadequacy of the United Kingdom airbridge?
Business of the House
Business question from
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 November 2008.
It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
About this proceeding contribution
Reference
482 c963 Session
2007-08Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamberLibrarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-12-16 02:18:48 +0000
URI
http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/Hansard/PARLIAMENTARY_QUESTION_1367624/-question
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/Hansard/PARLIAMENTARY_QUESTION_1367624/-question
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/Hansard/PARLIAMENTARY_QUESTION_1367624/-question