Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is and basing arrangements are for 12th Mechanized Brigade.
Mike Penning, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: The order of battle and current locations of units in 12th (Armoured Infantry) Brigade is set out below:
Unit |
Location |
HQ 12th (Armoured Infantry) Brigade |
Bulford Garrison |
The Kings Royal Hussars |
Tidworth Garrison |
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth’s Own) |
Catterick Garrison |
1st Battalion Scots Guards |
Aldershot Garrison |
1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment |
Tidworth Garrison |
1St Battalion The Royal Welsh |
Tidworth Garrison |
The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, an Army Reserve Regiment based across Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire also provides support to 12th (Armoured Infantry) Brigade.
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