Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Bob Stewart Excerpts
Monday 14th January 2019

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew
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We are taking this very seriously. The Ministry of Defence has been working on this over the past couple of years, and we are of course working with our allies to ensure that we have the very best technology to protect our armed forces and keep this country safe.

Bob Stewart Portrait Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con)
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Does the military actually have radar that is capable of identifying something that is, say, 50 cm across?

Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew
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I obviously cannot go into the details of the capability that we have—I do not think that that would be sensible for the security of our country—but, having visited the system that is in place at Heathrow, I can say that it is incredibly effective.