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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 April 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Reserves (Review).

Reserves (Review)

I remind the House of my interest, which is in the Register of Members' Interests. The reduction of the TA estate is a mistake, and I fear that the driver is financial. In 2002, I took command of a bomb disposal squadron that had recently been amalgamated with another squadron. The assumption was that the personnel from the closed TA centre would commute to the new TA centre. That never happened, and the new unit was immediately under-strength. Given that the Minister has repeatedly reassured the all-party group on reserve forces that cost was not the driver for the review, will he simply confirm to the House that the £75 million that will be saved, as a result of selling off that estate, will be reinvested in the TA, not the regular Army?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
491 c714 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Armed forces Buildings Deployment Employment Training Reserve forces Reorganisation Territorial Army Military aid Reserve Forces Strategic Review Civil contingency reaction forces Royal Signals
Link
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