§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether there is to be a reduction in the number of Service bands.
§ Mr. SpeedAs part of the process of economising in support functions, the Royal Marines, who provide all the bands for the Naval Service, will reduce their bands from 10 to 7. The bands of the flag officer Naval Air Command, major general Royal Marines Commando Forces and flag officer Third Flotilla will be phased out progressively from 1982–83 to 1987.