Defence written question – answered at on 3 February 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements will be put in place for press and broadcast media representatives covering military activities in the Gulf.
Arrangements between the media and the Ministry of Defence are conducted in accordance with the details laid out in the Green Book,"Working Arrangements with the Media in times of Emergency, Tension, Conflict or War". This covers the practical arrangements for enabling media representatives to report events both at home and abroad and includes our plans for representative numbers of correspondents to accompany British forces in the frontline. It also outlines the policy that would facilitate or restrict the activities of journalists during operations. A copy of the Green Book is available on the Ministry of Defence website, at www.mod.uk.
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The above arrangements do not imply that military action is any more likely. It is simply a question of prudent preparation. It remains the case that military action is neither imminent nor inevitable.
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