§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which of the following Territorial Army units are classified as infantry units(a) Bn HQ RRW, (b) RHQ Tpt Regiment, (c) RHQ 104 Regt RA and (d) Bn HQ, Wales. [77535]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 18 March 1999]: Of the units listed, only the Battalion headquarters, Royal Regiment of Wales (Bn HQ RRW) is an infantry unit. This will be replaced by the Battalion headquarters for the new TA infantry battalion for Wales (Bn HQ Wales) in the new structure.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the(a) current and (b) planned future locations, including counties, of the following TA headquarters (a) Bn HQ RRW, (b) RHQ Tpt Regiment, (c) RHQ 104 Regt RA and (d) Bn HQ, Wales. [77534]
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§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 18 March 1999]: The Battalion headquarters, Royal Regiment of Wales (Bn HQ RRW) is currently located in Cardiff, Glamorgan. It will not exist in the new TA structure, but will be replaced int he same location by the Battalion headquarters of the new TA infantry battalion for Wales (Bn HQ Wales). The Regimental headquarters of 155 Transport Regiment (RHQ Tpt Regt) is currently located in Cardiff, Glamorgan, and will remain there in the new structure. The Regimental headquarters of 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (RHQ 104 Regt) is currently located in Newport, Gwent, and will also remain there in the new structure.