asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is now in a position to give further details of the restructuring of the Army following the defence review, which he mentioned in his speech to the House on 16th December.

Since 16th December good progress has been made in planning the restructuring of the Army following the defence review. Fuller details will be given in the forthcoming statement on the Defence Estimates but it is likely that the manpower reductions that will be achieved will be in excess of 12,000.