Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress is being made on plans to redevelop Weeton Barracks into HQ North West by 2022 as part of the 2016 Strategic Defence Estate Review; and if he will make a statement.
The timetable for works at Weeton Barracks will be determined following completion of the assessment study in line with the reprovision for the units by 2022 as per the ‘A Better Defence Estate’ announcement of November 2016.
The Defence Estate Optimisation Programme is on track with assessing the best options for the relocation of HQ North West in Weeton Barracks for 2022.