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Wales and the Armed Forces inquiry

Closed Opened 4 Mar 2019 Closed 4 Mar 2019 1 recommendation

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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Welsh Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry examining Wales and the Armed Forces, looking specifically at the impact of Armed Forces reform on the Ministry of Defence estate and personnel in Wales, recruitment in Wales and to Welsh units, and how to encourage historic links between units and Wales. The Committee are accepting evidence on the following points: The level of overall Ministry of Defence spend in Wales and its distribution; The impact of Ministry of Defence estate rationalisations on the number of Armed Forces personnel based in Wales, and on the local economies and the society of areas affected; The effectiveness of current recruitment policies for the Army, Air Force and Navy in Wales, including Capita’s performance in Army recruitment; The state of recruitment to the ‘Welsh combat units’ and the prospects for these units in the future; The Regimental Band & Corps of Drums of The Royal Welsh and its importance to Welsh society; How to ensure that the Welsh units retain their links to Wales

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 4 March 2019.

The committee has published 2 reports, most recently 1st Report - Y Lluoedd Arfog a’r Diwydiant Amddiffyn yng Nghymru on 4 November 2019.

The government's response to each report

1st Report - Y Lluoedd Arfog a’r Diwydiant Amddiffyn yng Nghymru

No government response is linked to this report.

1st Report - The Armed Forces and Defence industry in Wales

No government response is linked to this report.

Recommendations and conclusions

  • Recommendation 2006Recommendation · 1st Report - The Armed Forces and Defence industry in Wales
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Reports

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Evidence

  • 3 oral evidence sessionsLatest 16 July 2019
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Recent activity

Recommendations and conclusions 1 shown

Recommendation 2006

Recommendation · 1st Report - The Armed Forces and Defence industry in Wales · Addressed to Wales Office

Recommended (the committee's words)
We recommend that the UK Government work with the Welsh Government to find a solution for the site by December 2019 at the latest and to ensure that the right balance is struck between regeneration opportunities and military needs. We also regret the proposed relocation of No. 4 School of Technical Training from St Athan, with no confirmation of its future location. We urge the UK Government to ensure that the RAF Training School remains on site in St Athan. 60 Q132 21 Chapter 3: Recruitment and Capita contract Decline of recruitment to armed forces

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Reports

2 reports

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
16 Jul 2019
Oral evidence session
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11 Jun 2019
Oral evidence session
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23 Apr 2019
Oral evidence session
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