HC Deb 14 December 1995 vol 268 cc766-7W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the locations of all(a) Army barracks, (b) Royal Marine accommodation and (c) Royal Air Force accommodation in Scotland (i) currently operational. (ii) in the process of being refurbished and (iii) scheduled for closure within the next two years. [4082]

Mr. Soames

[holding answer 8 December 1995]: Army barracks in Scotland are located as follows:

  • Redford Infantry Barracks. Edinburgh
  • Dreghorn Barracks. Edinburgh
  • Fort George. Inverness
  • Barry Buddon Training Camp, Dundee

Refurbishment of single living accommodation is not currently being undertaken at any of these sites, nor are any of them currently scheduled for closure in the next two years.

Royal Marines single living accommodation in Scotland is located at:

  • RM Condor, Arbroath
  • Clyde Submarine Base, Faslane
  • RN Armaments Depot, Coulport

Refurbishment of single living accommodation is currently being undertaken at Condor. None of these sites is currently scheduled for closure in the next two years.

RAF single living accommodation in Scotland is located at:

  • RAF Buchan, Grampian
  • RAF Kinloss, Grampian
  • RAF Leuchars, Fife
  • RAF Lossiemouth, Grampian
  • RAF Macrihanish, Strathclyde
  • RAF Saxa Vord, Shetland
  • RAF Stornaway, Western Isles
  • RAF Turnhouse, Lothian
  • RAF Edzell, Grampian

Refurbishment of single living accommodation is being undertaken at RAF Leuchars, RAF Turnhouse is scheduled for closure in 1997. The United States navy is to withdraw from Edzell by 30 September 1997, but alternative defence uses have not yet been ruled out.