HL Deb 20 March 2003 vol 646 c45WA
Lord Vivian

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How the 33 Titan bridgelayer vehicles, ordered by the Ministry of Defence, will be allocated to the armoured regiments. [HL2161]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

A total of 23 Titan bridgelayer vehicles will be assigned to the Royal Engineer (not armoured) close support regiments. The remaining 10 vehicles will be assigned to non-field units such as the Army Training and Recruitment Agency (ATRA), the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster and the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) to facilitate both individual and collective training.