SOMERSET AND CORNWALL LIGHT INFANTRY

Early day motion 1539, tabled 13 July 1998 by David Heath (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 17 members.

That this House recognises and applauds the role of the 6th Battalion The (Somerset and Cornwall) Light Infantry (Volunteers); recalls the proud history of its predessor regiments the Somerset Light Infantry and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry; notes that the Territorial Army represents the only Army presence in Cornwall and Somerset and that its loss would be a major impediment to future recruitment to the regular Army in the region; and accordingly calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to maintain the integrity of the Battalion and to enhance its role as a consequence of the Strategic Defence Review.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 4.