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Peter Viggers, MP for the Gosport constituency, said today:-
“I have
been told today by Dr Lewis Moonie MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State for Defence, that the Defence Training
Review is proceeding ahead of schedule which means that HMS
DRYAD will close in 2004 compared with an earlier statement
that it would close no later than 2011. Maritime warfare
activities and training will transfer to HMS COLLINGWOOD
in the Gosport constituency. New single living accommodation
is to be built at Collingwood to accommodate the naval personnel
who will be living there, and training equipment will also
be moved to the Collingwood site.
I very much welcome this move. It reflects the fact that
there are excellent facilities at Collingwood and no doubt
the Minister of Defence has taken into account the strong
armed forces tradition in the area and the welcome that the
local community has always given to service personnel. |
