Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the tours of duty undertaken by the Cheshire Regiment in the last 25 years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the tours of duty undertaken by the Cheshire Regiment in the last 25 years. [186426] Mr. Ingram: The tours of duty and operational tours undertaken by 1st Battalion. The Cheshire Regiment, since 1980. are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Primary Location Operational Tours Comment 1980-82 UK (Tidworth) Belize 1982-84 Northern Ireland (Ballykelly) As resident Northern Ireland Battalion (an accompanied tour) 1984-86 Hong Kong 1986-88 UK (Catterham) Belize 1988-91 UK (Chester) Northern Ireland (Armagh) 1991-94 Germany (Fallingbostel) Yugoslavia 1994-96 UK (Cakington) Northern Ireland (Fermanagh 1996-98 Northern Ireland (Ballykelly) As resident Northern Ireland Battalion 1998-2000 UK (Chepstow) Northern Ireland Eight week tour 2000-02 Cyprus Falkland Islands Coy only deployed 2002-05 UK (Bulford) Northern Ireland (Dungannon) Unit returns from Iraq in Iraq November 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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