PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Military Aid: Ports (23 October 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimates he has made of the number of military personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Asked by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)

The Ministry of Defence has not placed any additional personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK for Brexit. However, Defence has developed a prudent standby package of 3,300 Defence personnel who are on standby to support civil authorities on a range of tasks if required.

Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
28 October 2019