Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:14 am on 14 June 2018.
Earl Howe
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
11:14,
14 June 2018
My Lords, I take the noble Lord’s points and suggestions fully on board. I have come equipped with a list of the assets and vessels that are available for deployment today, and I can inform noble Lords about them if they are of further interest. The noble Lord makes a very important point about the funding of the JMOCC. In a purely technical sense, it is fully funded, but only for the current financial year. However, he should be in no doubt that all contributing departments are committed to it and to the work that it does. Even in its short life since October last year, it has very much proved its worth in terms of co-ordination.