§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what deployment times are denoted by his Department's scaling of (i) very high, (ii) high and (iii) medium states of readiness. [125606]
§ Mr. CaplinThe following table shows the deployment times for very high, high and medium states of readiness for United Kingdom forces:
Readiness state 1 24-48 hrs Very high 2 3-5 days Very high 3 6-10 days Very high 4 11-20 days High 5 21-30 days High 6 31-60 days Medium 7 61-90 days Medium