Following the statement on the role of the UK armed forces in the middle east, James Sunderland seeks assurances that protection and security of our armed forces is factored into all operational level planning.

James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)

The Minister is rightly reluctant to discuss the roles, dispositions and locations of British forces in the middle east, but could he again confirm to the House that the requisite force protection will be factored into all operational level planning, and also that it is not beyond the realms of possibility that the UN could be coerced into taking a more active role in Gaza?

The Minister for Armed Forces (Leo Docherty)

My hon. Friend also asks a relevant question, and I can give him that assurance in relation to the deployment of RFA Cardigan Bay.

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