HL Deb 23 February 2005 vol 669 c206WA
Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will accelerate the ready-for-action timetables for the first European Security and Defence Policy battlegroups which are now on standby. [HL1242]

Lord Bach

The two EU battlegroups on standby for the current period, provided by the United Kingdom and France, are already at very high readiness.

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