Thanks for the info TL Thou. Lord Bach wasn't clear in the debate as to whether he was referring to the Lords recess or the Commons (Lords presumeably), however it sounds like we can expect a response in 4-5 weeks time.
In the meantime, keep up the pressure on the EDM - 101 names on it now. Most recent signatories were: Mark Fisher (Stoke On Trent, Lab); Andrew Mackay (Bracknell, Con) and Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough, Lab).
Party wise, the numbers are:
Conservative Party 21
Democratic Unionist Party 5
Labour Party 46
Liberal Democrats 18
Plaid Cymru 4
Scottish National Party 3
Ulster Unionist Party 4
Pretty good cross-party support - that's got to tell the MoD something!
Last edited by Chocks Wahay; 21st Jun 2002 at 22:26.