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Written Question
Army Reserve: Military Bases
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that a training barracks remains within a two-hour drive for members of the Army Reserve.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)

The cohesive collective element is a key component of being part of the Reserve, and the Army is reviewing the Reserve Forces and Cadets Estate to ensure local hubs maintain a visible and accessible Army Reserve footprint. Travel distances are being assessed alongside wider considerations relating to output, the employment of Smarter Ways of Working and personal preferences including cap badge affiliation and specialist capabilities.

As a Ministry of Defence asset, any changes to the Volunteer Estate would be made in consultation with all the Services, to enable alignment of strategic and fiscal priorities.

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Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

"My Lords, I add my support to the amendments, which are important. I also endorse everything that has been said about citizenship and education, and the role that the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, has played in that.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

"My Lords, I very much support these amendments. My noble friend Lady Byford and the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, have picked up on the importance of catering for not just those with physical disabilities but those with non-physical disabilities, which are not always visible and which we are therefore not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

"My Lords, I will speak briefly. I have no problem with Amendment 12—the lead amendment—or Amendment 18 in the name of my noble friend Lord Bethell, but I am afraid that I have my doubts about Amendments 13, 14 and 19. I think that they will place a burden on …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

"My Lords, I agree with my noble friend in opposing the amendment. This is not an imposition we should place on the sponsor body.

I start with a technical point, because the amendment is deficient in that it says:

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

"As noble Lords have said, the reason for the delay is the complexity of having to adapt the estate here, which just emphasises the difficulty of creating or finding space elsewhere where we can do what we are seeking to do here...."
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