§ Mr. Neville Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any regiments or battalions of infantry or armour are to be disbanded in obtaining the reduction of 7,000 in the strength of the Army.
§ Mr. GoodhartWe expect to achieve the bulk of the Army manpower reductions by cutbacks in the infrastructure and general support area. There are no current plans to disband infantry battalions or armoured regiments. The disbandment of the composite infantry battalion at Warminster, which was already decided upon before the review of the defence programme, will proceed.