Territorial Army (Hansard, 19 April 1999)

§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

Since the announcement on the structure of the Territorial Army last 17 November, there have been a number of small refinements to the detailed plan. These involve some location changes and some changes in the timing of moves. These are shown in the table below. In addition, several typographical errors in the document are corrected in the table.

Location Changes
TA Centre	Announced Occupants	Revised Plan
Middlesbrough-Stockton Road TA Centre	Was to be base to full infantry company plus pioneer detachment.	1. Stockton Road retains infantry company less a platoon detachment which will instead be based at Coulby Newham TA Centre.
		2. Pioneer detachment to be based at Cramlington TA Centre.
Scarborough	Was to be base to full infantry company.	Scarborough retains infantry company less a platoon detachment, to be based at Northallerton TA Centre, which was to have remained open only for cadets.
Telford	Telford to retain two TA Centres, one with ammunition squadron, the other with yeomanry	Surgical squadron to go to Copthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury, to co-locate with

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	headquarters squadron and surgical squadron.	infantry company. Telford still retains two TA Centres.
Newcastle	Debdon Gardens was to be base to whole of 219 Field Squadron.	A detachment of 219 Squadron to be based at Sunderland TA Centre. Debdon Gardens remains open for other units.

Changed Timings/Roles
Unit	Announced Plan	Proposed Plan
Headquarters Squadron 21 Signal Regiment, a TA sub unit in a regular regiment.	Due to move from Trowbridge to Oxford to become part of new radio support regiment.	Move from Trowbridge as planned, but to be housed temporarily at Bath before moving to Oxford, upon formation of radio support regiment which is delayed.
43 Squadron 21 Signal Regiment, a TA sub unit in a regular regiment.	Due to move from Bridgewater to Bath to become part of new radio support regiment.	Move to Bath as planned, but retain current 21 Signal Regiment air support role until later re-roled to radio support regiment.
Royal Yeomanry Squadron, Slough.	Due to disband 1 June 1999.	Retain until 1 June 2000.
Royal Wessex Yeomanry Headquarters Squadron, Cirencester.	Was to assume nuclear biological and chemical role.	Assume armoured role. The second nuclear biological and chemical squadron now to be Royal Yeomanry Headquarters Squadron in London.

Typographic Errors
Unit	Printed Text	Corrected Text
105 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) Light Aid Detachment	Co-locate with 207 Battery in Glasgow.	Remain with Regimental Headquarters in Edinburgh.
Infantry Detachment Castleford	Announced incorrectly as a band.
Lowland Battalion	Company Headquarters in Dumfries; Infantry detachment in Galashiels.	Company Headquarters in Galashiels; Infantry detachment in Dumfries.
256 Field Hospital	Headquarters in Hammersmith Road; Squadron in Braganza Street.	Headquarters in Braganza Street; Squadron in Hammersmith Road.
Aldershot Cadet Unit Training	Seeley House, Shoe Lane, Aldershot.	Seely House, Shoe Lane, Aldershot.

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