Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 January 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 17 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what precedent he referred in deciding upon a method for disbanding the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.

Answer: Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what precedent he referred in deciding upon a method for disbanding the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. [208830] Mr. Ingram: It is vital that we ensure that the Army of the future is properly configured to meet the priorities and challenges of the future, rather than the past. The Army has always evolved to meet current and future challenges and it is a fact that very few of our regiments and corps exist today in the same form as they did in the past. Of a number of options considered for the Prince of Wales's Division, the solution of merging the prior Glosters element of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the prior Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment element of the RGBW with the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, was judged to offer the least overall disruption and the most coherent regional and structural outcome.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 208830; 429 c737W;429 c741W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Army Reorganisation Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
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