§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what immediate actions he is taking to implement the recommendations of the National Audit Office report on movements of personnel, equipment and stores to and from the Gulf (HC 693).
§ Mr. HanleyThe National Audit Office's (NAO) work builds on extensive earlier studies by my Department including a detailed internal audit report of the lessons of Operation Granby. As the NAO report acknowledges, the Department has already instituted changes to procedures and has taken initiatives to introduce new systems, which will greatly reduce the movement problems identified for a large-scale out-of-area deployment.