§ 62. Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied with the use of commercial transport in retaining the credibility of Great Britain's specialist reinforcement troops in the wake of the latest defence cuts.
§ Mr. JohnYes. One of the objectives of the Defence Review has been to match transport resources with our revised reinforcement commitments. In any major emergency military resources would be supplemented as necessary by using commercial transport under arrangements which are of long standing.