Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 24 members in total.

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RE-INSTATEMENT OF THE 3RD BATTALION OF THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT

That this House applauds the exemplary recruitment record of the Royal Anglian Regiment, which was created from several former historic county regiments representing Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Rutland and Suffolk; notes that the population of these counties is greater than that of Scotland and Yorkshire; further notes that the Royal Anglian Regiment already forms an integral part of the Government's proposals to establish regional regiments of three battalions elsewhere in the United Kingdom; believes that the reinstatement of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment would be fully in accord with the proposed new structure; and therefore calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to reinstate the 3rd Battalion.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

RE-INSTATEMENT OF THE 3RD BATTALION OF THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT (8A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Bernard Jenkin (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 7 December 2004. It has been signed by 11 members in total.

at end add "whilst noting that the present two battalions are under threat due to the Secretary of State's ill-considered plans to cut the infantry overall by four battalions at a time when the Army is over committed and overstretched and that reversing this policy is paramount."

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

8 

8A1 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Royal Anglian Regiment

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk