HC Deb 03 August 1976 vol 916 cc718-9W
Mr. Roper

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many of the courses at the Royal Army Chaplains' Department Centre are run on an inter-Service basis;

(2) for how many weeks of the year the Royal Army Chaplain's Department Centre at Bagshot Park is used for courses by the other Services.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Centre at Bagshot Park provides courses for the Army only. Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel attend courses at the RAF Chaplains' School, Amport House, Andover.

Mr. Roper

asked the Secretary of State for Defence for how many weeks of the year the Royal Army Chaplains' Department Centre is used for courses for Army chaplains.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Centre is used for courses for Army Chaplains for 11 weeks a year, and for courses for other Army personnel for the remainder of the year.