§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training exercises have been cancelled as a result of Operation Fresco and Operation Telic. [102571]
§ Mr. IngramSome 70 training exercises listed in the Ministry of Defence's Defence Exercise Programme (which lists some 350 exercises each year) have been cancelled as a result of Operation Fresco and Operation Telic. Information on tactical training exercises organised by the Front Line Commands, the Permanent Joint HQ, the Defence Logistic Organisation HQ and individual units is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.