§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has for increasing the land used for his Department on or near Salisbury plain.
§ Mr NeubertNo additional land is at present being purchased for the Salisbury plain training area although it remains our policy to acquire suitable land which becomes available. We also seek to make better training use of our existing freehold land by changes in present agricultural tenancy arrangements, and one such proposal in the Erlestoke area is at present under consideration.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence i.f he will list all of the byelaws made by his Department under the Military Lands Act 1892 that are presently in force and place a copy of each set of byelaws in the Library.
§ Mr. NeubertI refer the hon. Member to the replies given by my hon. Friend, the Member for Kettering Mr. Freeman), on 18 May 1988 at column509 and on 29 July 1988 at column 577–8. The following byelaws have bee:n made subsequently and remain in force:
The Lydd Camp and Lydd Ranges Byelaws, 1988Royal Air Force Edzell Byelaws, 1988Royal Air Force Welford Byelaws, 1988Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton and Merryfield Airfield Byelaws, 1988
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list any byelaws made by his Department under the Military Lands Act 1892 that are proposed but are not yet in force and place a copy of each of these proposed byelaws in the Library, together with relevant maps.
§ Mr. NeubertCurrently, no byelaws have been made which are not yet in force.