§ 5. Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Ministry of Defence establishment at Shoeburyness.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Army (Mr. Philip Goodhart)There is a long-terrn requirement for the proof and experimental establishment at Shoeburyness to continue with its present defence functions.
§ Mr. TaylorDoes the Minister agree that the Shoeburyness ranges are a unique facility in the United Kingdom? Is it the Government's intention that Shoeburyness should have an important and continuing role in the United Kingdom's defence provision?
§ Mr. GoodhartThat is most certainly so. Our present plans are to spend £¾ million on new facilities in 1981–82.