HC Deb 06 July 1943 vol 390 cc1963-4W
Mr. Wood

asked the Secretary of State for War under what circumstances and in what event the terms of Defence Regulation 51 will be applied to the military training area in the East Riding of Yorkshire at present held under the terms of Defence Regulation 52; who will decide the necessity for this further application; and, in the event of its being enforced, what provision will be made for the welfare of the population concerned?

Sir J. Grigg

The Training Areas Selection Committee, on which the Ministry of Agriculture are represented, are charged with the duty of considering which of these two Regulations is appropriate in any particular case. The main factors to be considered are the extent and intensity of the training carried out by the Army and the disturbance caused to the lives and occupations of the persons within the area. Defence Regulation 51 will not in any event be applied before this year's harvest has been gathered. If in any case evacuation is necessary, arrangements for assisting the inhabitants are concerted with the Regional Commissioner.