Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 April 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 April 2019. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Monday, 29 April 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Bases: South West
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors influenced the decision to delay and scale back the proposals to concentrate military units in Devon and Somerset in a single large-scale garrison.
- Answer
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In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence outlined the Department's intention to create an estate optimised to support Defence capabilities and communities; these plans were, however, subject to further, detailed assessment work.
Although this work on future basing options for a number of Royal Marines sites will not report until 2021, work to date has confirmed that the current locations and supporting infrastructure arrangements for RMB Chivenor and Norton Manor Camp are fundamentally sound and best to serve the future Royal Marines requirements.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- HL15223
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Devon Military bases Somerset
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- 2019-08-28 19:18:32 +0100
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