Early Day Motion·EDM 259

NORTH WEST REGIMENTAL REVIEW

1 December 200424 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

SpeakerChorley

Motion Text

That this House notes with satisfaction that, in compliance with the Ministry of Defence requirement and following exhaustive deliberation, the three Infantry regiments of the North West have agreed to form a large regiment and have all accepted that it should be entitled 'The Royal Lancashire Regiment'; welcomes this title's recognition that the new regiment, carrying the traditions of no fewer than six of Lancashire's old regiments, will depend on the historic County Palatine for well over 90 per cent. of its soldiers; and calls on the Ministry of Defence to form a Royal Lancashire Regiment of two regular and two volunteer battalions.