Defence written question – answered at on 10 January 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2010, Official Report, column 985W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what regulations govern the sub-contracts placed by SEAFAST Logistics or Supreme Foodservice for transportation within Pakistan and Afghanistan in respect of protection of supply convoys by private military contractors.
Regulations on the use of private military security companies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are matters for their respective Governments. However, the UK, along with all members of the International Security Assistance Force, expect any private military security company (PMSC) operating in Afghanistan to comply with the regulations laid out by the Government of Afghanistan, which is a signatory of the Montreaux Document on Pertinent International Legal Obligations and Good Practices for States related to Operations of PMSCs during Armed Conflict.
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