§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence to which bases it is proposed to move the quadrons at RAF Cottesmore; and what are his future plans for this base.
§ Mr. JohnWe plan to redeploy one of the Canberra squadrons currently located at RAF Cottesmore to RAF Wyton; the location of the remaining aircraft has yet to be decided. It is proposed that RAF Cottesmore will then be reduced to a care and maintenance basis for a period, after14W which it would be reopened to accommodate another task.