PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Military Bases: York (24 April 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish an equality impact assessment on the proposal to close military sites in the City of York.
Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)
Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)
Answer
The Department's intention to close Imphal Barracks in 2031 and Towthorpe Lines and Queen Elizabeth Barracks in 2021 forms part of a strategy to optimise the defence estate to better support our Armed Forces.
Equality Impact Assessments are carried out to ensure suitable and appropriate reprovisions are made when sites are actually closed. Therefore, the Equality Impact Assessment will not be undertaken until much later in the disposals process.
There are currently no plans to publish the Equality Impact Assessment for military sites in the City of York.
Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
27 April 2017
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