HC Deb 22 November 1995 vol 267 c177W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on plans for Exercise Purple Star in 1996. [1299]

Mr. Soames

This exercise will take place in spring next year on the eastern seaboard of America. It is the UK's major field training exercise for 1996 and involves over 15,000 personnel from all three services.