§ Colonel GRIFFITH-BOSCAWENasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that inconvenience has been caused to the Territorial Forces in the neighbourhood by the closing of the rifle range at Barrow Hill, Pensnett, near Dudley; whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Kingswinford Rural District Council has decided that they will raise no objection to its re-opening provided it can be made perfectly safe and no firing on Sundays is permitted; and whether he will take steps to have the range rendered safe, with a view to its reopening?
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§ Mr. HALDANEThe range was closed because it was reported to be unsafe by a board of officers. It is not considered that the range can be made safe, and therefore it is not intended to reopen it. A suitable site for a new range is now under consideration.