HC Deb 24 March 1999 vol 328 cc309-10W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Territorial Army units in Wales, indicating which are classed as being in(a) North Wales and (b) South Wales. [78116]

Mr. Doug Henderson

[holding answer 22 March 1999]: All Territorial Army units in Wales (current and future) can be found in the publication "Modem Forces for the Modern World: A Territorial Army for the Future"—Volume 2, a copy of which has been placed in the Library. TA units in the towns listed have been classified as either South or North as follows:

South Wales North Wales
Abergavenny Bangor
Abertillery Caenarfon
Aberystwyth1 Colwyn Bay
Brecon Llandudno
Bridgend Prestatyn
Cardiff Queensferry
South Wales North Wales
Carmarthen Wrexham
Cefn Fforest
Cwmbran
Gorseinon
Haverford West
Llanelli
Monmouth
Newport
Pentre
Pontypool
Pontypridd
Swansea
1 Aberystwyth is included in the list for South Wales because it is home to a University Officers' Training Corps which is affiliated to Cardiff University, and has a detachment of 203 Field Hospital, whose headquarters is in the South.