HC Deb 12 March 2001 vol 364 cc413-4W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what dates the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment has served tours of duty in Northern Ireland since 1971. [153098]

Mr. Spellar

The dates on which the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment has served tours of duty in Northern Ireland since 1971 are listed.

  • 22 April 1971 to 26 August 1971
  • 15 February 1972 to 15 June 1972
  • 29 July 1972 to 28 September 1972
  • 27 March 1973 to 17 July 1973
  • 29 May 1975 to 29 September 1975
  • 2 December 1976 to 16 March 1977
  • 19 September 1977 to 14 January 1978
  • 27 July 1979 to 6 March 1981
  • 12 November 1984 to 26 March 1985
  • 3 March 1990 to 12 June 1990
  • 4 June 1993 to 3 June 1995
  • 1 October 1994 to 1 April 1995
  • 3 August 1996 to 4 March 1997
  • 15 December 1998 to 15 June 1999
  • 2 December 2000 to current date1
1 Only one company of the 2nd Battalion has been deployed to Northern Ireland during this present tour. This company has been used mainly to protect those military personnel and contractors who are involved in the dismantling of the three remaining Fermanagh Patrol Bases.