Armed Forces
(asked on 12th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which armed forces units have been (a) disbanded and (b) created under the Army 2020 structure.
I refer the right hon. Member to the statement made by the then Defence Secretary, the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 5 July 2012 regarding Army 2020 (Official Report, column 1085) and on the Army Reserve on 3 July 2013 (Official Report, column 50WS) which provided details of changes to the Army’s Order of Battle. Since then there have been a number of further changes to the Order of Battle; a full list is BELOW:
A2020 UNITS DISBANDED AND CREATED
Ser | Unit | Remarks |
Units created | ||
1 | Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland | |
2 | 5 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
3 | 105 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Reserve |
4 | 106 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Reserve |
5 | 6 Military Intelligence Battalion | Reserve |
6 | 7 Military Intelligence Battalion | Reserve |
7 | Intelligence Corps Central Volunteer HQ | Reserve |
8 | Specialist Group Military Intelligence | |
9 | Medical Operational Support Group | |
10 | Military Provost Staff Regiment | |
11 | HQ 77 Brigade | Initially called the Stabilisation Assistance Group |
12 | HQ 7 Signal Group | |
13 | HQ 2 Signal Group | |
Units amalgamated | ||
14 | 1st and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment | To form The Royal Tank Regiment |
15 | 9/12 Lancers and Queen’s Royal Lancers | To form The Royal Lancers |
16 | 1 and 9 Regiments Army Air Corps | To form 1 Regiment Army Air Corps |
17 | 2nd and 3rd Battalions the Yorkshire Regiment | To form 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment |
18 | 88 Postal Courier Regiment and 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment | To form 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment. |
19 | 1st and 2nd Battalions the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | To form 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
20 | 1st and 2nd Battalions the Royal Welsh Regiment | To form 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment |
21 | 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment | To merge with 1st and 2nd Battalions |
Units disbanded | ||
22 | 39 Regiment Royal Artillery | |
23 | 100 Regiment Royal Artillery | Reserve |
24 | 28 Engineer Regiment | |
25 | 72 Engineer Regiment | Reserve |
26 | 73 Engineer Regiment | Reserve |
27 | 23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistic Corps | |
28 | 2 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps | |
29 | 12 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistics Corps | |
30 | 165 Port and Enabling Regiment Royal Logistics Corps | Reserve |
31 | 166 Supply Regiment Royal Logistics Corps | Reserve |
32 | 168 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistics Corps | Reserve |
33 | 5 Regiment Royal Military Police | |
34 | 67 Works Group Royal Engineers | |