A statement issued by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth) on January 31st, 2008
This statement updates the House on the Defence Training Review (DTR) Rationalisation Programme and BORONA Programme following announcements made last year on DTR on 25 October 2007 (Official Report, column 15WS) and BORONA on 12 September 2007 (Official Report, column 122WS). The BORONA Programme will establish HQ ARRC, 1 Signal Brigade and 102 Logistics Brigade in enduring bases in the UK.

Work continues on DTR Package 1, which aims to deliver training for Engineering and Communications and Information Systems at a new site at St Athan in South Wales. It is still anticipated that the Department will be in a position to consider the main investment decision in the spring of this year.

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