asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present position regarding the increased manpower authorised and the additional units to be established for the Territorial Army in the south-west of England.

Plans to form a new TA infantry battalion in south west England, as part of the phase II expansion of the TA, were published in defence open government document (DOGD) 84/02. a copy of which is in the Library. We are currently considering some possible modifications to the detailed arrangements.