Defence written question – answered at on 12 September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the need for an officer of high rank to (a) oversee and organise the return of troops from Germany and (b) lead the new Multi-Role Brigade.
It has been agreed that the senior military officer who will oversee the return of troops from Germany will be the Commander-in-Chief Land Forces. He will be supported by the chief executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, who is responsible for the preparation of the UK Defence estate in advance of the troops returning, and the return of the estate that the Army currently occupies in Germany to the German Federal authorities.
There are no plans to change the manner in which operational brigades are commanded; the multi-role brigades will be commanded by brigadiers selected in line with current Army policy.
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