§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has plans to re-designate 2 and 52 Infantry Brigades as Rapid Reaction Light Infantry Brigades. [82123]
§ Mr. IngramThere are no plans to re-designate 2 and 52 Infantry Brigades as Rapid Reaction Light Infantry Brigades.
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Company Role Duration1 BAE Systems Business Development 6 Addleshaw, Booth & Co. Legal Adviser 12 BAE Systems Acquisition Training 12 BAE Systems Avionics 8 AXA plc Claims Manager 8 QinetiQ Director of Marketing 36 BAE Systems Air Systems Technology Manager 24 BAE Systems Commercial Support 6 PricewaterhouseCoopers Commercial Adviser 12 Babtie Group Commercial Support 9 BAE Systems Warship Support 36 URS Ltd. Risk Manager 5 BAE Systems Support Chain Adviser 31 Ernst & Young Commercial Adviser 12 Rolls Royce Propulsion Project Engineer 24 QinetiQ Future Business Group 32 I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January 2002, Official Report, column 567W, to the hon. Member for New Forest, West (Mr. Swayne), the two brigades have been re-roled from regional brigade headquarters to provide better command and control arrangements for light infantry role battalions, all of which are currently deployable. The change will bring greater coherence to the way that these units prepare for operations through improved co-ordination of training.