HC Deb 05 July 1988 vol 136 c527W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Busy Brewer exercises that have taken place at military bases in the United Kingdom since 1979.

Mr. Ian Stewart

I understand that exercises in the Busy Brewer series have been taking place only since 1982. Records of these exercises are readily available only from 1984, and these indicate that the following exercises have taken place since then:

Date Base
1984
25 April to 17 May RAF Upper Heyford
13 September to 12 October RAF Fairford
1985
2 May to 20 June RAF Fairford
6 September to 11 October RAF Fairford
1986
29 August to 6 October RAF Fairford
1987
1 May to 8 June RAF Fairford
27 August to 12 October RAF Fairford
1988
9 April to 6 May RAF Fairford
3 June to 13 June RAF Fairford