Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for (a) 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade and (b) 2 Armoured Infantry brigade to reach initial operational capacity; and when he pans for (i) 1 Armoured Infantry brigade and (ii) 2 Armoured Infantry brigade to reach full operational capacity.

The British Army currently has three armoured infantry brigades: 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade; 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade; and 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Under the refinements to the Army 2020 structures announced by written ministerial statement on 15 December 2016 (HCWS367), the Army will modernise its ability to fight at divisional level. It will be re-organised to consist of four brigades: two armoured infantry brigades (retaining 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade and 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade in this role) and the two new innovative Strike brigades