§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what major military displays and tattoos will be taking place this year involving HM forces in the UK; and if he will make a statement. [126138]
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§ Mr. CaplinThe major military displays and tattoos in the United Kingdom which involve the armed forces for the year 2003 are in the following table. In addition
Event Dates Location RNR Centenary Parade 8 March Glasgow Battle of the Atlantic 60th Anniversary commemoration 30 April to 6 May Liverpool RNR Centenary Parade 17 May London International Festival of the Sea (IFOS) 23-26 May Leith, Edinburgh Beating Retreat (Household Division) 27-28 May London Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) 14 June London Royal International Air Tattoo1 18-20 July RAF Fairford, Glocs Presentation of new Queen's Colour to the Fleet 23 July Plymouth RAF Waddington At Home Day 28-29 July RAF Waddington, Lines Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1-23 August Edinburgh RAF Leuchars Battle of Britain At Home Day 13 September RAF Leuchars, Fife Iraq memorial service 10 October London Lord Mayor's Show 8 November London Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 8 November London Remembrance Sunday ceremonies 9 November London and across the country 1 On 25 October 1999, the Secretary of State for Defence announced in Parliament events that were to replace the Royal Tournament—the Defence 2000 series—25 October 1999, Official Report, columns 696-97. The Defence 2003 exhibition, under the leadership of the Royal Air Force, which was scheduled to take place at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford from 18 to 20 July, has been postponed by 12 months because of recent operational pressures. The RIAT itself will, however, go ahead as planned, with significant participation by RAF aircraft.