Future Infantry Structure

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:31 pm on 16 December 2004.

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Photo of David Borrow David Borrow PPS (Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State), Department for Education and Skills 12:31, 16 December 2004

From discussions with my local regiment in Lancashire, the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, I am given to understand that agreement was reached between the three regiments to the west of the Pennines that if a merger were to take place the appropriate name would be the Royal Lancashire Regiment. Can the Secretary of State confirm that that name was recommended to him by the Army Board? If the name was different from that recommended by the regiments, why was it? If he overturned the recommendation of the Army Board, will he explain why he did that?