§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the current proposals regarding the Royal Marine barracks at Deal.
§ Mr. HanleyThe future of the Royal Marines school of music at Deal is under consideration as part of a defence costs study into military music in the armed forces as a whole. The study is due to report to Ministers in March, but it will not be until some time after this that final conclusions will be reached. It is too early to speculate as to the likely outcome of the study.