To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact on training of Territorial Army personnel of (a) the cancellation of the Nijmegan marches and (b) the removal of any Territorial Army participation in the Cambrian Patrol in financial year 2008-09. (143822)

We recognise that participation in both these events is important to members of the TA. Competitions that make a more direct contribution to the development of operational capability will continue to run.