§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 20 November,Official Report, columns 610–11, where the records of disbanded regiments are kept. [6128]
§ Mr. SoamesRecords of disbanded regiments could be held in one of several locations such as a regimental headquarters or museum, a private or local authority museum or the National Army museum. They are not held centrally in my Department. If my hon. Friend has a particular regiment in mind, my Department would be pleased to determine the whereabouts of its past records.