Written question asked by Michael Fabricant (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 14 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence Medical Education and Training Agency

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency will be based at the Whittington Barracks at Lichfield; whether the Army Training Regiment will remain at Lichfield; and if he will make a statement;

Answer: The future of Whittington Barracks is subject to two outstanding studies. One concerns the co-location of elements of the Defence Medical Educational Training Agency into the site. The other is a study into the capacity requirements for Phase 1 soldier training, which seeks to determine the most economical use of the existing Phase 1 training real estate in the long term. Both of these studies are now due to report in February 2006 and no decisions will be made before that date.

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