Defence

(Limited Text - Ministerial Extracts only)

Thursday 25th March 2021 Ministerial Corrections

The following are extracts from the statement on the Defence Command Paper on 22 March 2021.

[Mr Wallace]

We will deploy new automated minehunting systems, which will replace the Sandown and Hunt classes as they retire through the decade. The interim surface-to-surface guided weapon will replace the Typhoon missile, and we will upgrade the air defence weapon system on our Type 45s to better protect them from new threats.

[Official Report, 22 March 2021, Vol. 691, c. 638.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for Wyre and Preston North (Mr Wallace).

An error has been identified in my statement.

The correct statement should have been:

[Mr Wallace]

We will deploy new automated minehunting systems, which will replace the Sandown and Hunt classes as they retire through the decade. The interim surface-to-surface guided weapon will replace the Harpoon missile, and we will upgrade the air defence weapon system on our Type 45s to better protect them from new threats.

[Mr Wallace]

In recognition of the growing demand for enhanced assistance and our commitment to delivering resilience to those partners, we will establish an Army special operations brigade, built around the four battalions of the new ranger regiments. This new regiment will be seeded from 1 Royal Scots, 2 Prince of Wales Royal Rifles, 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster and 4th Battalion The Rifles.

[Official Report, 22 March 2021, Vol. 691, c. 638.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for Wyre and Preston North (Mr Wallace).

An error has been identified in my statement.

The correct statement should have been:

[Mr Wallace]

In recognition of the growing demand for enhanced assistance and our commitment to delivering resilience to those partners, we will establish an Army special operations brigade, built around the four battalions of the new ranger regiments. This new regiment will be seeded from 1^st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 2^nd Battalion the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, 2^nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and 4th Battalion The Rifles.