Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish an equality impact assessment on the proposal to close military sites in the City of York.

The Department's intention to close Imphal Barracks in 2031 and Towthorpe Lines and Queen Elizabeth Barracks in 2021 forms part of a strategy to optimise the defence estate to better support our Armed Forces.

Equality Impact Assessments are carried out to ensure suitable and appropriate reprovisions are made when sites are actually closed. Therefore, the Equality Impact Assessment will not be undertaken until much later in the disposals process.

There are currently no plans to publish the Equality Impact Assessment for military sites in the City of York.