§ Mr. Longdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the proposals in Command Paper No. 3357 will mean the abolition, inter alia, of the Durham Light Infantry.
§ Mr. BoydenThe Light Infantry Brigade, which comprises four regiments including the Durham Light Infantry, intends to form a large regiment, the regimental identity of each of the four regiments thereby becoming merged. The Durham Light Infantry as the junior Regiment will become the fourth battalion of the new large regiment, and as such will disappear when the time comes to make the reduction. But through the formation of the large regiment the identity of the D.L.I. will be preserved, to the same extent as that of the other three regiments.