§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the titles, locations and dates of all field training exercises in Germany involving British Army units of battalion size. or larger, since 1988.
§ Mr. HanleyA list of all field training exercises carried out in Germany since 1989 involving British Army units of more than 500 troops is given in the table. The information requested on exercises conducted in 1988 is no longer available.
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Exercise name Location Start date End date Morning Glory 89 Hameln 2 September 1989 10 September 1989 Galloping Bugle 89 Lubbecke 18 September 1989 5 October 1989 Grand Canyon 89 Steinfurt 28 September 1989 14 October 1989 Key Flight 89 Osnabruck 1 September 1989 30 September 1989 Garreg Wen 89 Fallingbostel 12 October 1989 27 October 1989 Noble Aries 89 Paderborn 13 October 1989 28 October 1989 Iron Wagon 3/89 Bielefeld 15 October 1989 28 October 1989 Kyrenia Curfew 89 Iserlohm 9 November 1989 18 November 1989 Hungry Mick Helmstadt 24 September 1990 11 October 1990 Holstein Bugle Hildeshein 31 August 1990 21 September 1990 Mosquito Mick Segeberg 7 September 1991 30 September 1991 Moving Dragon 91 Segeberg 4 October 1991 20 October 1991 Quick March 1/91 Segeberg 8 November 1991 22 November 1991 Highland Monarch 91 Holz Minden 11 November 1991 22 November 1991 Roaring Dragon 92 Harburg 6 March 1992 26 March 1992 Twisted Spear 92 Lubbecke 14 May 1992 23 May 1992 Last Chance 92 Eustkirchen 4 October 1992 23 October 1992 Sussex Way Northeim 9 November 1992 18 November 1992 New Shield 92 Gifhorn 16 November 1992 27 November 1992 Rampant Rose 2/92 - Hungry Bear Segeberg 20 November 1992 10 December 1992 Forest Chase Soest 1 March 1993 25 March 1993 Kilted Warrior Aachen 3 May 1993 14 May 1993 Wet Gap Hameln 4 September 1993 20 September 1993 Hungry Bear 1/93 Lubbecke 15 September 1993 24 September 1993 Hungry Bear 2/93 Holz Minden 4 November 1993 3 December 1993 Flame Thunder 94 Hameln 6 April 1994 26 April 1994 Flame Rocket 94 Dortmund 6 May 1994 21 May 1994
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training man days were spent by British Army units on the Bergen training area, Germany, in each year since 1988; and if he will provide a breakdown of these figures into activity by(a) infantry, (b) armoured and (c) other units.
§ Mr. HanleyI will write to the hon. Member.
Soltau-Luneberg area comparison of usage rates Year Man/days Tank/days Light AFV/days Gun/days Wheels/days 1988 426,074 20,203 38,204 681 49,631 1989 438,356 16,503 43,961 960 46,482 1990 210,704 9,245 19,791 1,405 21,711 1991 137,813 6,142 12,526 80 20,339 1992 113,648 4,885 10,258 292 14,297 1993 91,870 4,900 8,251 504 11,889
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the military units currently stationed in the Fallingbostel area; and if he will list the principal equipment in use by these units.
§ Mr. HanleyThe major units currently stationed in the Fallingbostel area, and their principal equipment, are as follows:
- 2nd Royal Tank Regiment—Challenger main battle tank.
- The Queen's Royal Hussars—Challenger main battle tank.
- 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment—Warrior armoured combat vehicle.