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Redford Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the future of Redford Barracks in Edinburgh is being considered as part of the strategic defence review.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
29 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the future of Redford Barracks in Edinburgh is being considered as part of the strategic defence review.

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The intent to dispose of Redford Barracks has already been confirmed as part of the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio with units moving to other military establishments in Edinburgh as part of a £5.1 billion investment in Defence infrastructure.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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