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UK LAND COMMAND'S NORTHERN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS

EDM number 1314 in 1997-98, proposed by Hugh Bayley on 12/05/1998.

That this House recognises that United Kingdom Land Command is considering merging its Scottish District with its 2nd Division, based in York; notes that almost 11,000 out of the 13,000 regular soldiers under these two headquarters currently serve under the York command, with the balance under the Scottish District; notes that 12 per cent. of Army recruits come from Scotland compared with 39 per cent. from northern England; acknowledges the vital contribution made by the Keeping the Army in the Public Eye campaign to Army recruitment and therefore stresses the importance of retaining a two star headquarters in the Army's recruiting heartland in the North of England; recognises the importance of Scottish regiments and military traditions in Scotland, and the case for the two star general to carry out ceremonial and representational duties in the Scottish capital for the same reasons that a two star general is required in London; reminds the House that the great North of England regiments and military traditions are just as important to northern England as the Scottish traditions are to Scotland; and calls for United Kingdom Land Command to retain a two star headquarters in York.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hugh Bayley12/05/1998York, City ofLabourProposed
Giles Radice12/05/1998North DurhamLabourSigned
Mike Wood12/05/1998Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Rosie Winterton12/05/1998Doncaster CentralLabourSigned
Paul Truswell12/05/1998PudseyLabourSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe12/05/1998Bradford SouthLabourSigned
Harold Best12/05/1998Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Kevin Barron12/05/1998Rother ValleyLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton12/05/1998Leeds North EastLabourSigned
John Grogan12/05/1998SelbyLabourSigned
Derek Foster12/05/1998Bishop AucklandLabourSigned
Caroline Flint12/05/1998Don ValleyLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis12/05/1998Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
John Cummings12/05/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
John Cryer12/05/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
Harry Cohen12/05/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
David Chaytor12/05/1998Bury NorthLabourSigned
Terry Rooney12/05/1998Bradford NorthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh12/05/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
John Healey12/05/1998WentworthLabourSigned
Helen Jackson12/05/1998Sheffield, HillsboroughLabourSigned
Alan Johnson12/05/1998Kingston upon Hull West & HessleLabourSigned
Denis MacShane12/05/1998RotherhamLabourSigned
Alice Mahon12/05/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
John McWilliam12/05/1998BlaydonLabourSigned
Bill Michie12/05/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Julian Brazier12/05/1998CanterburyConservativeSigned
Colin Burgon12/05/1998ElmetLabourSigned
Alan Campbell12/05/1998TynemouthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham12/05/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara12/05/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore13/05/1998HendonLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe13/05/1998LeighLabourSigned
Lawrie Quinn13/05/1998Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock14/05/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Crispin Blunt14/05/1998ReigateConservativeSigned
Gerry Steinberg19/05/1998Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Peter Bradley20/05/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell20/05/1998Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
John Greenway20/05/1998RyedaleConservativeSigned
Austin Mitchell29/06/1998Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone16/07/1998Brent EastLabourSigned

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