§ 28. Mr. Keelingasked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement showing the approximate acreage in each command of the land required for training.
§ Mr. ShinwellI will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement showing the approximate acreage in each Command provisionally required by my Department for training areas.
§ Mr. KeelingI am much obliged.
§ Following is the statement:—
§ The total of 648,000 acres referred to in paragraph 32 of Cmd. 7278 of December, 1947, has been provisionally allocated to Commands as follows:—
| Acres | ||||
| Northern | … | … | … | 162,000 |
| Southern | … | … | … | 195,000 |
| Eastern | … | … | … | 72,000 |
| Western | … | … | … | 149,000 |
| Scottish | … | … | … | 70,000 |
| 648,000 |