Army Basing Plan

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office – in the House of Commons at 1:58 pm on 5 March 2013.

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Photo of Philip Hammond Philip Hammond The Secretary of State for Defence 1:58, 5 March 2013

I am very happy to meet my hon. Friend. I should reassure him that despite the closure of Claro barracks, the adjacent defence training estate site, Deverell barracks, and the associated training areas in Laver Banks and Ripon park will not be affected by this announcement.

On the disposal of the Claro barracks site, as with all the sites that are wholly or partially for disposal, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation will engage with local stakeholders and local planning authorities and endeavour to dispose of them in a way that maximises the receipt to defence, but also protects the interests of the local community and maximises the beneficial economic impact of development on those sites.