§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests for participation in events on fifth to sixth June 2004 have been received by(a) the Royal Air Force Participation Committee and (b) its Army and Royal Navy equivalents; whether participation in events on those two days by the Armed Forces has yet been allocated; and if he will make a statement. [139774]
1257W
§ Mr. CaplinThe Royal Air Force Participation Committee has received 24 requests for participation in events on fifth to sixth June 2004. No allocations have been made at present. This type of information is not held centrally by the other two Services. I outlined the current situation on the 60th anniversary of D-Day during the recent Adjournment Debate on 11 November 2003,Official Report, columns 24–31W.