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Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 24 June 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 June 2014. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 July 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

RAF Leuchars

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the (a) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, (b) 2 Close Support Battalion REME and (c) 110 Provost Company RMP are scheduled to move to Leuchars; how many military personnel make up each unit; and how many (i) spouses and (ii) school-age children are attached to each unit.

Answer

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Royal Scots DG) and 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (2 CS Bn REME) are due to relocate to RAF Leuchars during the summer of 2015, whilst 110 Provost Company (110 Pro Coy), Royal Military Police, will arrive in tranches from late 2015 to 2018.

The number of personnel, spouses and school aged children are as follows:

UNIT
 Personnel
 Spouses
 Children (0-4)
 Children (5-16)
Royal Scots DG
 404
 141
 118
 151
2 CS Bn REME
 263
 108
 53
 91
110 Pro Coy
 138
 38
 30
 35
Total
 805
 287
 201
 277

Dependents data is subject to change due to inflow and outflow of personnel to and from the units and has been estimated for planning purposes.

Fife Education Authority has visited the units in Germany and are in regular contact with officials regarding the number of children relocating to RAF Leuchars.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
202097; 583 c678W
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Army Military bases RAF Leuchars
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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