Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 July 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 July 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Army Uniform

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the proposed (a) service uniform and (b) mess dress for the King's Lancashire and Border Regiment are; and where its (i) headquarters and (ii) museum will be based.

Answer: Each of the new regiments to be created under the Future Infantry Structure has a committee made up of representatives from its antecedent regiments to consider a range of issues arising from the mergers. When the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment Committee has agreed its recommendations on dress and accoutrement regulations these will be put to the Army Dress Committee for approval. We expect to be able to announce a decision later this year or early next.A separate review is under way to determine the most effective and efficient method of delivering Regimental Headquarters (RHQs) functions in the light of the Future Infantry Structure announcement. This review will consider the number and location of RHQs required across the restructured infantry. It is too early to speculate on what the outcomes of this review will be, but it is anticipated that a final decision will be announced in early 2006.At this stage no discussions have taken place regarding any changes to the location or structure of extant regimental museums. Any such discussions would be as much a matter for each individual museum's trustees as for the MOD. While the RHQ review will not look into the future of museums specifically, where museums are co-located with RHQs implications for the museums will be taken in to account in the consideration of options.

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