§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether he is seeking to buy the Knoydart estate, Invernesshire;
(2) what assessment he has made of the suitability of the Knoydart estate, Invernesshire, for which types of training.
(3) whether, in his investigations of the Knoydart estate, Invernesshire, as a possible training area, he has assumed the use of all or part of the acreage available;
(4) whether, in his study of the suitability of the Knoydart estate, Invernesshire, as a possible training area, he has considered the extent to which access might still be possible for the general public.
§ Mr. WigginThe Army would like to buy the Knoydart estate, Invernesshire, for use as a military training area primarily by infantry and Royal Marines. If it is decided to proceed with the purchase it would be our intention to use as much as possible of the area for training. We are looking at the question of public access.