Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 5 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 May 1999. It was answered by Doug Henderson (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 May 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army centres there were in (a) May 1998 and (b) May 1999. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army centres there were in (a) May 1998 and (b) May 1999. [83626] Mr. Doug Henderson: The number of Territorial Army Centres in the following years were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number May 1998 452 May 1999 454 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. TA Centres that were vacant, or that housed only cadet units, have been excluded from these figures. Similarly, Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association (TAVRA) headquarters buildings and stand-alone University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) premises have not been included.

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