§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence why he no longer proposes to close the REME detachments in South Wales while closing that at Killingworth.
§ Mr. Robert C. Brown, pursuant to his answer [Official Report, 11th November 1976; Vol. 919, c. 273], gave the following information:
Detailed studies undertaken since the Army logistic restructuring proposals were first put forward in February this year have indicated that the closure of the REME workshop detachments at Sennybridge and Bridgend would be impracticable and uneconomic. An acceptable level of support could not be given to Army units located or training in catchment areas of the two detachments from alternative sources. There will, however, be a reduction in the work force at each of these detachments. The same factors do not apply to the closure of the REME workshop detachment at Killingworth, where it is operationally acceptable to transfer the Killingworth work load to the main Command workshops at Catterick and Strensall.