Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 46109

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which units were the military personnel tasked via military aid to the civilian authorities to support the refuse collection strike in Birmingham; and how many of each rank.

Answer

Luke Pollard

Following a Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) request from the Ministry of Housing, Community, and Local Government, three military personnel deployed to support Birmingham City Council on 9 April for a period of seven days. These personnel wer...

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