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Scottish Affairs Select Committee members to visit RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks





A SELECT committee of the UK Parliament will visit Moray's military bases later this month.

The Scottish Affairs Select Committee will meet personnel and families at both RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks on Sunday and Monday, November 28 and 29, as part of its ongoing review into the role of the Ministry of Defence in Scotland.

Moray Conservative MP Douglas Ross, who is a member of the committee, pushed for the visit.

Mr Ross said: "As a committee we agreed to hold an inquiry into the MoD in Scotland, so I made a very strong bid for members to come to Moray given the significant military footprint we have in the area with RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks.

A select committee of the UK Parliament will visit RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks this month. Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
A select committee of the UK Parliament will visit RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks this month. Picture: Daniel Forsyth.

"This will be an important inquiry looking at all aspects of the MoD in Scotland and, given the significant investment by the UK Government at Lossiemouth and the crucial role the Army play locally, nationally and across the world, I'm certain fellow members of the committee will get an excellent understanding from personnel in the Army or the RAF about what it's like being based in Scotland and the work our UK armed forces do from communities such as Moray.

"I believe this may be the first time a select committee will have travelled to Moray to take evidence for an inquiry and I look forward to welcoming members and colleagues from Labour, the SNP and the Liberal Democrats.

"I know they will gain a lot from the visits to RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks and from our engagement with the personnel and families we will be meeting."

The MoD has said news reports last month raising fears for the future of Kinloss Barracks are but speculation, as no final decisions following the defence review have been made at this stage.


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