Battle Deployment

Mr. Hayes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether units of the armed services are allocated to more than one order of battle deployment.

Mr. Ingram
Units of the armed forces are routinely allocated to more than one order of battle deployment. For example, 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) supports operations in the UK, Afghanistan and Iraq simultaneously with Explosive Ordnance Detachments which are grouped according to the specific theatre requirement.