York: Military Bases

(asked on 24th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what impact the closure of the barracks in York will have on the role of Royal Saluting based in York; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of any impact on Royal saluting on York.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 28th January 2022

There are currently no plans to suspend the Royal Gun Salutes which take place at York Museum Gardens. This is a secondary saluting station which, like all saluting stations that are not on the Defence Estate, is utilised through an enabling agreement. Locations and categorisations are routinely reviewed and amended only with agreement from Her Majesty The Queen.

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