Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many(a) infantry battalions and (b) armoured regiments will be assigned to the Rapid Reaction Corps;
(2) whether he will list the future commitments of the British Army envisaged under "Options for Change", giving details of the number of battalions and regiments that will be required to fulfil those commitments.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to paragraphs 9 to 20 "Britain's Army for the 90s" (Cm. 1595), published on 23 July 1991.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether he will list the current commitments of the British Army, giving details of the number of battalions and regiments that are required to fulfil those commitments;
928W(2) whether he will list the future commitments of the Royal Air Force envisaged under "Options for Change", giving details of the number and type of squadrons that will be required to fulfil those commitments;
(3) whether he will list the current commitments of the Royal Navy, giving details of the number and type of vessels that are required to fulfil those commitments;
(4) whether he will list the current commitments of the Royal Air Force, giving details of the number and type of squadrons that are required to fulfil those commitments;
(5) whether he will list the future commitments of the Royal Navy envisaged under "Options for Change", giving details of the number and type of vessels that will be required to fulfil those commitments.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to volume 1, chapter 4 of the Statement on the Defence Estimates, "Britain's Defence for the 1990's" (Cm. 1559–1) which was published on 9 July.