§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any part of the coalition war plan had the code name "Hail Mary"?
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (The Earl of Arran):No. I understand that during a briefing on 27th February 1991 General Schwarzkopf described the strategy for the allied ground campaign as similar to the manoeuvre in American football known as the "Hail Mary".