§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many extra deployable troops will result from his reorganisation of(a) 52 (Lowland) Brigade and (b) Headquarters 2 (South East) Brigade. [25100]
§ Mr. IngramThe two light infantry brigade headquarters (52 Lowland) Brigade and 2 (South East) Brigade are being re-roled from regional brigade headquarters to provide better command and control arrangements for the light infantry role battalions, all of which are currently deployable. Thus the reorganisation of the two brigades will not result in an increase in the number of deployable troops. The change will bring greater coherence to the way that these units prepare for operations, through improved co-ordination of training.
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