§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what TAVR units now exist in Northern Ireland; and what assistance they are able to give the civil power without prejudice to their main commitments.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThere are TAVR units for all the main combat and support arms in Northern Ireland. Members of the TAVR throughout the United Kingdom have a full commitment in training for the roles they would discharge on mobilisation, and this training constitutes an essential national service which would suffer if they were employed on new tasks. However, as part of their training TAVR members in Northern Ireland already make a valuable contribution to the task of the security forces in aid of the civil power by guarding their own premises, and special facilities exist for them to transfer and serve as part time members of the UDR, if they so wish.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what changes are contemplated in the defence facilities accorded to the United States of America in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe US Navy Communications Station situated at Lon-314W donderry and near Dungiven is scheduled for closure in December 1977.