Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a Military Aid to the Civil Authorities request was submitted prior to the appointment of an Army General to the Manston immigration short-term holding facility.
The loan of Lieutenant General Skeates to the Home Office was expedited through the standard interdepartmental loan process. No Military Aid to the Civil Authorities request was received. In accordance with the terms of the loan agreement Defence will be recovering from the Home Office the full costs associated with the loan.