PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ministry of Defence: Military Bases (19 July 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had on the Better Defence Estate programme with (i) City of York Council and (ii) representatives of military units and civilian staff based in York.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

Military and civilian units based in the city of York were represented by their chain of command in the fundamental design of the Better Defence Estate Strategy which was agreed by respective Service Chiefs in advance of the announcement. The day after the Better Defence Estate strategy announcement in November 2016, a meeting was held with all military and civilian staff based in each of the York sites, to inform them of the implications of the programme. Officials have met with York Council on four occasions and will continue to work with them on an on-going basis. There have been no meetings between Ministers and York Council representatives.

Answered by:
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
5 September 2017