Airfields (Grass)

HC Deb 08 February 1965 vol 706 cc17-8W

99. Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many acres of secondary airfield are under grass.

Mr. Millan

At airfields earmarked for disposal some 20,000 acres are estimated to be in varying types of agricultural use. It would not be possible without a good deal of work to say how many of these 20,000 acres are under grass only.

At active Service airfields, a further 60,000 acres are estimated to be under grass.