Lines of Communication Arrangement (Hansard, 15 February 1990)

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the exercises in which procedures for the provision of host nation labour under the terms of the United States—United Kingdom lines of communication arrangement have been tested.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
The procedures for the provision of civil labour in support of the United States—United Kingdom lines of communication arrangement are tested from time to time, in conjunction with the Department of Employment. It would not be appropriate to list the occasions upon which these procedures have been exercised.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the publication dates and titles of the various joint logistic plans drawn up to meet the objectives of the United States—United Kingdom lines of communication arrangement.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
The titles of the joint plans refer to classified information and therefore cannot be released.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the United Kingdom representatives on the United States-United Kingdom telecommunications working group, established under the terms of the United States-United Kingdom lines of communication arrangement.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
The United Kingdom representation on the telecommunications working group consists of staff at major level with responsibility for communication matters from the central staffs and single-service departments of the MOD.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British private firms have contracted to provide supplies or services to the United States armed forces in crisis, tension and war, under the terms of the United States-United Kingdom lines of communication arrangement.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
There are some hundreds of contractors with which the United States forces contract for supplies and services in peace time. The majority of these contracts would continue in time of crisis and war.