§ Caiptain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a list of the infantry and armoured units which are due to be amalgamated or disbanded over the next five years, and the dates on which those amalgamations or disbandments are due to take place.
§ Mr. RichardReductions in infantry and armoured units are planned to take place as follows:
Infantry
Three Large Regiments, now of four battalions, are reorganising to form three battalions each:
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers currently The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1970.
The Queen's Regiment in 1970.
The Royal Green Jackets, now of three battalions, will reorganise to form two battalions in 1972.
Other reductions and amalgamations will take place as follows:
1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment and 1st Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) will amalgamate on 28th February, 1970.
1st Battalion The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) and 1st Battalion The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) will amalgamate on 25th March, 1970.
1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment and 1st Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment will amalgamate in September, 1970.
1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) will disband in November, 1970.
2nd Battalion Scot's Guards will go into suspended animation in 1971.
Armoured Units
The 5th Royal Tank Regiment will disband on 7th December, 1969.
3rd Carabiners (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) will amalgamate in 1971.