§ Mr. CritchleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in restructuring Army districts.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWales and Western district is operational, and the new eastern district will be formed in April this year. I can now confirm that the last phase of restructuring will also take effect from April this year, when it is intended that the existing south-east and south-west districts will be amalgamated to form southern district, with its headquarters in Aldershot.
The new structure will therefore comprise five Districts —Scotland, eastern, Wales and western, Southern and London.
Implications for civilian staff employed within the new southern District will be the subject of consultation with the trade unions.