Armed Forces: Wales

(asked on 14th September 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will conduct a consultation with Welsh regiments about basing them in Wales when they are not on active service.


This question was answered on 10th October 2017

There is no plan to base in Wales those regiments traditionally recruited from it or to conduct a consultation. Consistent with the Better Defence Estate Strategy announced in November 2016, the role, command and training requirements of these regiments mean that they are better located elsewhere to deliver the best possible Defence capability.

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