§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which divisions of his Department are contributing to the Forces Review; and if he will make a statement. [14119]
§ Mr. HoonAs I have made clear, the work we are conducting is not a new Strategic Defence Review. It is more the adding of a further chapter to the existing SDR to ensure that we have the right concepts, forces and 525W capabilities in place to meet the additional challenges posed by asymmetric threats of the kind that we saw on 11 September.
A wide range of individuals are taking part in the work from many areas of the Ministry of Defence, because of their current responsibilities and/or their wider knowledge and expertise. We are also involving other Government Departments and other experts. At this stage, the work is being led by the policy area within the MOD.