HC Deb 18 January 2000 vol 342 cc395-6W
Mr. Prosser

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the report on the long-term management of the redundant Royal Marines rifle range at Kingsdown in Deal, commissioned by his Department in 1988 and conducted by the consultants Mouchel, will be made available to Dover District Council.[105210]

Mr. Spellar

Mouchels sent their report to W. S. Atkins, as Dover District Council's technical consultants, on 7 January 2000.

Mr. Prosser

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received in connection with coastal protection work at the redundant Royal Marines rifle range at Kingsdown in Deal. [105209]

Mr. Spellar

My Department has received representations from, and been in dialogue over a number of years with, various individuals and bodies about aspects of the future of Kingsdown Range, including coastal protection issues. These include the present hon. Member for Dover and his predecessor as MP, Dover District Council, Kent County Council, Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council and a number of members of the public.

Mr. Prosser

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action he intends taking in the immediate term to prevent the potential collapse of Undercliff Road at the redundant Royal Marines rifle range at Kingsdown in Deal into the sea. [105211]

Mr. Spellar

Undercliffe Road is a public road and neither the property nor responsibility of my Department, but of Dover District Council, who are statutorily empowered to take what action it considers appropriate to protect its road from the sea.

Mr. Prosser

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects works to commence to secure the long-term future of Undercliff Road at the redundant Royal Marines rifle range at Kingsdown in Deal in line with proposals made by his Department in May 1996. [105212]

Mr. Spellar

My Department did not in May 1996, nor has at any other time, make proposals to carry out work intended to secure the long-term future of Undercliffe Road. As a public road, it is neither the property nor the responsibility of my Department, but of Dover District Council.

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