§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the saluting battery capability in the Tower of London could be provided by a regiment with no gunnery training or capability. [174443]
§ Mr. IngramOnly personnel with the appropriate gunnery training could provide the saluting battery capability in the Tower of London
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what plans he has for the Gun Troops, Honourable Artillery Company; [174444]
(2) whether the Honourable Artillery Company will maintain a gunner role. [174445]
§ Mr. IngramPlans for future Army structures continue to evolve, but there are currently no plans to change the role of the Gun Troop, Honourable Artillery Company.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how long the Honourable Artillery Company has performed a gunner role. [174446]
§ Mr. IngramThe Honourable Artillery Company's gunner lineage dates from the early 1780s, when the City Corporation of London presented the Company with two Brass Field Pieces.