Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Heath (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 13 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 17 members in total.

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SOMERSET AND CORNWALL LIGHT INFANTRY

That this House recognises and applauds the role of the 6th Battalion The (Somerset and Cornwall) Light Infantry (Volunteers); recalls the proud history of its predessor regiments the Somerset Light Infantry and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry; notes that the Territorial Army represents the only Army presence in Cornwall and Somerset and that its loss would be a major impediment to future recruitment to the regular Army in the region; and accordingly calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to maintain the integrity of the Battalion and to enhance its role as a consequence of the Strategic Defence Review.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1539 

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Army Cornwall Reserve forces Somerset Territorial Army

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk