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Mr. Jim Spicer
asked the Secretary of State for Defence why information on the ability of NATO countries to provide transport aircraft capable of flying in close formation for parachute operations is not held within his Department; and if he will take immediate steps to collect this information.
Mr. Wellbeloved
Close contacts are maintained within the Alliance over a wide range of military matters, but it is not Her Majesty's Government's policy to collect or publish detailed assessments of particular military capabilities of individual Allies.