Written question asked by Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 6 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2018. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 February 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Reserve Forces: Scotland

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a list of all UK Armed Forces reserve units based in Scotland.

Answer

A list containing the main Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force Armed Forces Reserve units based in Scotland is provided below.

	Reserve Unit	Location
Royal Navy	HMS SCOTIA	MOD Caledonia, Rosyth, Dundee, Fife
	HMS DALRIADA	Govan, Glasgow
Royal Marine	RMR Scotland HQ	MOD Caledonia, Rosyth, Govan, Glasgow (collocated with RNR Unit), Dundee, Fife, Aberdeen
Royal Air Force	2622 Squadron (Highland)	RAF Lossiemouth, Lossiemouth
	612 Squadron (County of Aberdeen)	Leuchars, St Andrews
	603 Squadron (City of Edinburgh)	Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh
	602 Squadron (City of Glasgow)	Kings Park, Glasgow

For a list of the Army Reserve units based in Scotland I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence, Earl Howe, to the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, in the House of Lords on 26 July 2017 to question HL866.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2017-07-17/HL866/

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Type: Written question
Reference: 127089
Session: 2017-19
Attachment: HL866 - Army Units in Scotland
Related items: Army: Scotland
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Military bases Scotland Reserve forces
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Reserve Forces: Scotland

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