Defence - Minutes of Evidence

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 22 October 2003.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Defence Committee

on Wednesday 22 October 2003

Members present:

Mr James Cran	Mr Gerald Howarth
Mr David Crausby	Mr Kevan Jones
Mike Gapes	Mr Frank Roy
Mr Mike Hancock	Mr Peter Viggers
Mr Dai Havard

In the absence of the Chairman, Mr David Crausby was called to the Chair

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

Lieutenant General Anthony Palmer CBE, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel), Ministry of Defence, Brigadier the Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL, Director Reserve Forces and Cadets, Brigadier Andrew Farquhar CBE, HQ Land Command, Air Commodore David Case, Director Plans and Reserves HQ Personnel and Training Command, and Captain Chris Massie-Taylor OBE, Director Naval Reserves, examined.

Question Number

1099-1119

1120-1139

1140-1159

1160-1175

Examination of Witnesses

Surgeon Vice Admiral Ian Jenkins CVO QHS, Surgeon General, Lieutenant General Kevin O'Donoghue CBE, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Health), Surgeon Commander David Birt, Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit, Derriford, Brigadier Alan Hawley OBE, Director British Forces Germany, Health Service, Wing Commander Michael Almond, Officer Commanding 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Colonel Steve Howe CBE, PJHQ, Ministry of Defence, examined.

Question Number

1176-1179

1180-1199

1200-1219

1220-1231

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Prepared 19 November 2003