Armed Forces: Deployment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the readiness of deployable military units.
Answered by Al Carns
The Armed Forces readiness is directed by the Armed Forces Plan, in which the Chief of the Defence Staff directs his Military Command Chiefs to hold a variety of Force Elements at varying levels of readiness. This readiness in aligned to our NATO Force Model along with our Sovereign defence and our ability to respond to crisis. This readiness is constantly assessed against the sum of Availability, Capability, and Sustainment.
Defence continues to focus on ensuring its readiness, including for a high-intensity conflict, in line with the recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review.
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