§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the first Army unit was permanently relocated from Germany after 1997; and if he will make a statement. [69102]
§ Mr. IngramThe most recent troop reduction in Germany occurred as a result of the Strategic Defence Review. One Royal Tank Regiment was the first unit under this initiative to relocate back to the UK, in April 1999.
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the complete withdrawal of the RAF from Germany was completed; and if he will make a statement. [69100]
§ Mr. IngramThe closure of RAF Bruggen, the RAF's last Main Operating Base in Germany, and its handover to the British Army was completed on 4 February 2002. The withdrawal of the RAF rear party from the station was undertaken on 28 February 2002. A number of RAF detachments remain in Germany.