Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 22883

Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 14 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army Reserve Centres are envisaged to require armed guarding in Northern Ireland after 2028.

Answer

Luke Pollard

Following a review of the guarding of Army Reserve Centres (ARCs) in Northern Ireland, we have concluded that an armed guard for 13 of the 15 ARCs is no longer appropriate to the current threat and does not align with the normalisation of the Army’s prese...

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