§ 93. Mr. Ripponasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the acreage of land at present held by the Defence Department for tank training purposes in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively; and how this compares with the total acreage of land held by the Defence Department for defence and training purposes in the two countries.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout 100,000 acres of the training land in the United Kingdom are used for tank training; and about 270,000 acres, which are shared with other N.A.T.O. forces, are available in Germany. There are about 623,000 acres of Defence land in the United Kingdom; and about 295,000 acres are available in Germany for United Kingdom forces.