Ark Royal - your MP is a chump. Who is it?
He/She should be duty bound to convey your representations to MoD Ministers, even if it is not a 'constituency issue'. They are elected to represent you, that is what they are supposed to be there for. This one obviously needs to be reminded.
Even if he/she writes to the Minister enclosing your letter and just saying "comments please" they will get a nice reply back from the Minister, which will have to respond to the points you make. . . <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">