Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16266
Weather: Armed Forces
Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Defence on the potential merits of using the Armed Forces during extreme weather events.
Answer
Emma HardyDefra has longstanding arrangements with the Ministry of Defence to secure military support for flood response when this is required. There are well practiced procedures for requesting Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) at national and local lev...
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