§ MR. MILDMAY (Devonshire, Totnes)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether, as a result of the inquiry recently held locally, any decision has been come to with regard to the use of the Start Bay, South Devon, as a range for big gun firing by His Majesty's ships.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONIt has been decided not to lay down permanent moorings for a fixed target range in Start Bay, and gun firing will be carried out there in future only between 1st November and 31st March, during 107 which period every precaution, consistent with service requirements, will be taken to avoid interference with fishery interests.