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Two military barracks in North Yorkshire to be sold

Claro barracks in Ripon Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

Two military barracks in North Yorkshire are to be sold to build housing.

Claro and Deverell barracks in Ripon will be sold by the Ministry of Defence.

The project, which includes 12 sites across the country, will generate 500 million pounds for the MOD and provide land for around 15,000 new homes. It was announced in 2013 that the barracks in Ripon would close.

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has said:

By streamlining the Defence estate, we will ensure that it better meets the needs of the Armed Forces well into the future.

Defence has the strongest incentive to become more efficient; with every pound we make by disposing of excess land reinvested into a defence budget that keeps Britain safe."

– Defence Minister Mark Lancaster